A Pale View of Hills

Noen bøker tar det litt tid å få taket på, om det skyldes egen sinnsstemning, selve historien eller problemer med å få oversikt over persongalleriet som i denne boken, men slutten var en åpenbaring - dette er først og fremst en gåte på 184 sider, muligens en gåte uten løsning, men som får meg til å sitte igjen tankefull og undrende. Det er en ganske bra attest, men ikke nok til at jeg vil vurdere boken som en klassiker.

I disliked every single character in this book.

That being said, this book left me confused and not quite. I think it was hinting at some point to what was going on (Etsuko's dream), but I still didn't quite realize it until later in the book. And even then, since I got my hands on a poorly edited version, I actually thought the pronouns in the last pages were misspelled (that until Mariko was running away towards the cottage).

Although I didn't like any of the characters, the novel is really good. And I must say, I like Ishiguro's writing a lot.

abandoned after the night by the river. disturbing. and the repetitive dialogues and the characters don't speak to me. boredom. uneasiness. no depth.