Reviews

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

mirpanda277's review against another edition

5.0

Brilliant and devastating--but gently. I know that sounds odd. I think professional reviewers say it best:

“A profound meditation on trauma, memory, and the collective lies nations and groups create to expiate their guilt.” —The Boston Globe

“The love story at its center shimmers with a mythic and melancholy grace.” —Vulture

“A beautiful, heartbreaking book about the duty to remember and the urge to forget.” —The Guardian (London)

frankiecully's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

waldr's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

lailalina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

vninny's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lolsous's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The mystery of the plot and message kept me reading in the slow beginning, but I soon fell in love with the book. It is an odd one, the plot not so important as what it makes you think about, at times almost a horror or thriller and at others a love story. It is a mediation on what we can forget and if we should forget, with so much heart. The narrative voice will try to decisive the reader many times but the truth can always be seen in the emotions. 

sinmi's review against another edition

3.0

The best way to describe this book is that it feels like one long dream. It’s an interesting fantasy and at times I was in awe of the story and the symbolism and some times it felt foggy and confusing.

julialof's review

slow-paced

4.5

mizhonka's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

ethanjpatton's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0