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

emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

An English butler, Mr. Stevens, reflects on his life of service in an elite house

where he slowly realizes, as the book goes on, that he was in service to a fascist. He now confronts an existential crisis, trying to justify his life’s work and deciding what he will do with “the remains of his days.”

Pleasant read most of the way through, but I found it to be a bit depressing overall… I think I wanted to like the main character, but I only lost respect for him as the story went on.