What went wrong?

>>9484739
nothing it's a masterpiece

>>9484739
I actually bought this but haven't started to read it. What do you think is wrong with it?

>>9484880
I found the first half a bit of a slog. In that part of the book the pov sticks to the protagonists, an old married couple. The way they talk to each other is so tedious. Eventually the pov moves around a bit and things become more interesting.

There's something really lacking in Ishiguro's descriptions. Often we're given nothing more to go on than "a river", "a wood", "a plain". The novel's sense of place is about as strong as that of a text-based adventure game. Similarly an ogre or a pixie will appear, and "ogre" and "pixie" are considered to be sufficient information to give the reader.

I gather that upon release some people got their panties in a twist about an author of literary fiction stooping to write fantasy. I don't care that he wrote a fantasy novel, but I feel he wrote a second-rate one.

>>9484943
it's not a fantasy novel and it doesn't value the same things

have you read any of ishiguros other books? that might give foursome insight into what he's writing about thematically

the book is excellent and I would recommend it to anyone

>>9484947
I'm reading Never Let Me Go and Ill admit his writing style is a bit slow and colorless but the book is an enjoyable read.

>>9484750
this

>>9484947
>it's not a fantasy novel

... yes it is?

>>9484947
>>9485722
Decent article on the topic:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/mar/05/kazuo-ishiguro-the-buried-giant-fantasy-novel

>>9485722
sure if you're a brainlet

>>9484739
Last chapter lacked clarity, otherwise modern masterpiece

>>9485875
it was super clear idk what you mean

if anythign it was too blunt/heavyhanded

>>9484739
7/10 novel. Nothing was wrong