A review by ashleyw95
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

5.0

Directly after reading this novel, I read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, coincidentally another book about living with regret. The Remains of the Day was an intriguing look at the life of one of the last 'true' butlers in England, at the way he has suppressed all the real and true feelings in his life, in pursuit of his obsession with being the greatest in his field of work. And he achieves this greatness. But what did it cost him? His relationship with his father, the potential of love that passed him by. Over a six day car journey in his later years, he finally gets a chance to consider his behaviour during his life, and the possibility of making up for lost time.