The Remains of the Day

* Remains of the Day - England

I viewed it as hopeful, though perhaps that has to do with where I am in life and how I connected to it, perhaps I needed to feel it was hopeful.

Have you tried Remains of the Day? That's my favourite Ishiguro

For me, the bitterness and regrets (and lack of regrets) and pride in himself and his profession all unfold beautifully to the end. It was solidly comforting, but if you weren’t feeling it then it didn’t hit the mark for you and that’s okay. :)

I found it dreadfully slow and just wanted him to get ON with it which of course ended up being so important to the book itself, and I'm so glad I continued despite being ready to DNF it. Easily one of my favourite books of all time

Remains of the day is a fav of mine.

I remember one character asks something like "Stevens why you are crying?". It kind of surprised me because his narration never mentioned he was crying just his thoughts. It hit me that he was suppressing his emotions in the narration as well.

Totally agree with Remains of the Day - that quiet devastation hits so much harder when you have to piece together Stevens' whole tragic situation yourself

For me, The Remains of the Day is the clearest example. The main character speaks carefully and avoids emotion, and the book never stops to explain what he is really feeling. His regret, loneliness, and missed chances show up through small moments and polite conversations.