Comments on: A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/29/a-pale-view-of-hills-kazuo-ishiguro/ before I read the middle Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:54:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: ppc https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/29/a-pale-view-of-hills-kazuo-ishiguro/#comment-13282 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:54:48 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=817#comment-13282 James makes it clear that we must treat others with mercy, not with judgment or partiality (prejudice):

]]> By: jennysbooks https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/29/a-pale-view-of-hills-kazuo-ishiguro/#comment-13281 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:01:22 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=817#comment-13281 I think it’s a really interesting book, and I’m glad that I own it so I can read it again and reconsider. Very fascinating. And yes, I’m pleased to find Ishiguro intended for it to remain indefinite! I think he’s a really elegant, gorgeous writer, and am definitely looking forward to reading the rest of his books. 🙂

]]> By: moonrat https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/29/a-pale-view-of-hills-kazuo-ishiguro/#comment-13280 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:56:34 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=817#comment-13280 i also have read somewhere that ishiguro himself said he doesn’t know the true story–he was writing about the way humans botch their own memories. he’s also written about his own debut something along the lines of “dang i was obtuse back then.”

if that helps at all.

]]> By: moonrat https://readingtheend.com/2009/05/29/a-pale-view-of-hills-kazuo-ishiguro/#comment-13279 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:55:35 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=817#comment-13279 i’ve host (i think now?) three different “book clubs” about this book on my blog, and we’ve never come to any consensus on it! different people read different levels of darkness into it. but yeah, generally love it, even when we don’t understand!

thanks for throwing down yours 🙂

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