A Pale View of Hills
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioncomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn emotional, grounded novel: heavy and morally murky. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
In his highly acclaimed debut, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war.
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- Author
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 192
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