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The outcomes of total war.

This novel has a complicated plot that spans 50+ years. I enjoyed that chapters with Sajjad more than the others. The ending set in Afghanistan was complex that I was not as engaged. However, the last line of the novel is so powerful that I think this is a book that will stay with me for a long time.

This just wasn‘t for me. The whole time I was waiting for the meaning to become clear but ultimately this felt quite reflective and up for interpretation. I kept wanting the threads to come together in some way but they never did. #AuthorAMonth

I chose to go back to Ishiguro‘s debut for this month‘s #authoramonth. This book left me with more questions than answers about the narrator‘s life as we are given glimpses of her past in Japan and her present day life in England but piecing together her story through what she‘s hates and doesn‘t make this quick read all the more substantial.

I was planning on reading the French epub but the library had the original version paper book.

#TBRTarot. A book with five words in the title

I‘ve long wanted to read Ishiguro‘s back catalogue. This was his debut novel. Enigmatic and haunting. A Japanese woman looks back on her life and the choices she made shortly after WWII in Nagasaki. There‘s a lot of room for interpretation here, a lot which is left unexplained. Interesting to see some “typical” Ishiguro themes have been since the beginning.

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

Waiting at the airport, allows me listening time. #ToFavoritesFall23

My book made it back to me - and here is a (much delayed) photo of the lovely bookmarks included in the package.

Thanks to @Cupcake12 and @jenniferw88 for the fun exchange.

#LitsyPostalExchange

#WithASeason #TemptingTitles

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