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A review by jeetjhaveri26
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.0
This book has a lot of hidden messages interspersed throughout the book, giving the reader to reminisce on them just as Mr. Stevens does while touring the English countryside. Borrowing his employer's motor car, he is taking his first long break exploring and taking in the sites of the country with the ultimate destination being his meeting his long time colleague and house keeper, Miss Kenton.
While he tours on the motor car, the author talks about his life as a butler and the lives of butler's in general as a key component of British culture. He tries to ingrain in the reader the qualities and values a "dignified butler " possesses which are rare to find in employees of any kind today. While he does that, he also points to the side effects of a complete blindness to his family or personal ambition as the butler focuses on serving his lordship loyally. One key example that proves that point beautifully is when the butler's father was lying on his death bed and Mr. Stevens didn't have time to sit next to him as his lordship had important guests come over from outside the country.
After reading the book, I can clearly see why it deserves the accolades it has received without any doubt.
While he tours on the motor car, the author talks about his life as a butler and the lives of butler's in general as a key component of British culture. He tries to ingrain in the reader the qualities and values a "dignified butler " possesses which are rare to find in employees of any kind today. While he does that, he also points to the side effects of a complete blindness to his family or personal ambition as the butler focuses on serving his lordship loyally. One key example that proves that point beautifully is when the butler's father was lying on his death bed and Mr. Stevens didn't have time to sit next to him as his lordship had important guests come over from outside the country.
After reading the book, I can clearly see why it deserves the accolades it has received without any doubt.