When We Were Orphans
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Taste attributes: mysterydramadetectiveslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeInventive and weighty: a layered mystery. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
'You seldom read a novel that so convinces you it is extending the possibilities of fiction.' Sunday TimesEngland, 1930s. Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society. Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him: the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in old Shanghai, when he was a small boy.
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- Author
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 350
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