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Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro

alinabkl's review

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lighthearted relaxing fast-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? No

3.25

tatum_beryl's review

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reflective medium-paced

4.0

jana_kiss's review

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funny relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

thirza's review

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reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sassylk's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Book Club #1

I believe the point of these stories is that they’re deceptively simple, but to be honest, they just came across as simple. I wasn’t sure what the major point he was trying to make with them all was - not that there needs to be one, of course, as the stories were funny on their own. My favourite was the second - Raymond makes boot soup in Charlie and Emily’s apartment. After discussing it at book club I realised that I liked them less than I thought I did, as points were raised about the characters in each story feeling very similar to each other (unlikable man, musician, involved in an unhappy marriage). I think there was a bit more nuance than this to them but I think it would have been interesting to expand the characters more and make it wilder. Ishiguro is good at writing realistic dialogue - perhaps he should try writing a play? 

laurenipsum's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mexgumi's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

thaleiatriestoread's review

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

annakorda's review against another edition

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4.0

Τόσο όμορφα και λυρικά διηγήματα που διαβάζονται μονορούφι - άσχετο αν εμένα λόγω εργασίας με πήρε κοντά 20 ημέρες.
Ιστορίες μουσικής και νύχτας, ο, τι πιο όμορφο για να διαβάσεις με κατάλληλη ατμόσφαιρα!
Ιστορίες νοσταλγίας, με επίκεντρο τον άνθρωπο που προσπαθεί να μείνει αναλλοίωτος μέσα από τη μουσική του, να βρει αυτό το μοναδικό κίνητρο της ζωής, να βρει τον εαυτό του.
Πρώτη επαφή με τον Ισιγκουρο και σίγουρα θα υπάρξουν κι άλλες συναντήσεις!

taylor_lin's review

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0