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Thank you for the recommendation. If I like 253 I will definitely look into it!
Yesterday the mailman brought me When we were orphans by Ishiguro. After reading Never let me go and The remains of the day, I decided to read everything he wrote.
In the meantime, this ... Loved, loved, loved Remains of the Day! Currently reading When we were Orphans by the same author.
-sadiedesimone ... me browse!
Blackdogbooks - Thanks for the other Ishiguro rec. I'm curious to read another of his books, and will put When We Were Orphans on my TBR list.
#46 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl - Finished July 12, 2008
OK, I usually don't include the books that I ... I haven't read much Ishiguro, but if you're looking for one that is not as well known, I'd recommend When We were Orphans. I read that one because I was looking for something a little off the beaten path to judge his writing and storytelling. I enjoyed the book. It's not a favorite or anything ... 29. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro - wonderful! I just finished When We Were Orphans which I really enjoyed. I am now reading Farewell My Subaru a non-fiction work. I am not that far into it so I don't really have an opinion on it yet. ... and here is some of what I acquired:
To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf
The Hours - Michael Cunningham
When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro
nearly all the Merlin books by Mary Stewart
The Forest - Edward Rutherford
The Grass Crown - Colleen McCullough
... ... It's an awesome store, although I can't justify going back for a while with all these books!
Among my finds today -
When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro
The Gathering - Anne Enright
The Hours - Michael Cunningham
An Equal Music - Vikram Seth
all the Mary Stewa ... ... it really held any surprises either in the ending nor in the basic plot. Still, it was enjoyable. I have just started When We Were Orphans and am only one chapter into it but am enjoying it so far. I think I read The Remains of the Day but I can't quite remember if I actually did or am ... ... are you going to read first?
I am reduced to checking out the local charity shops. For $1.50 I bought In Cold Blood, When we were orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro and an Arthur C Clarke Kazuo Ishiguro - When We Were Orphans
I didn't like this nearly as much as Never Let Me Go or the Remains of Day, but it was interesting.
Allan Heinberg - Young Avengers Vol. 1: Sidekicks
Allan Heinberg - Young Avengers Vol. 2: Family Matters
I picked these up on a ... ... the whole book and not just the title story.
After I finish this up, I will either read The Know-It-All, Stiff, When We Were Orphans or In Defense of Food. They are all from the library and due around the same time. I think I will probably start with The Know-It-All and then ... 68. All the pretty horses by Cormac McCarthy 302 pages
69. When we were orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro 336 pages
70. White Oleander by Janet Fitch 446 pages
71. Girl with the pearl earring by Tracy Chevalier 233 pages
72. 1984 by George Orwell 256 pages
73. House ... I've only read two by Ishiguro ~ Never Let Me Go and When We Were Orphans ~ so perhaps I am being presumptuous to say this, but for me it's the understated elegance of his style, the way he doesn't pound you over the head with his meaning. With both books, I enjoyed reading them but didn't ... ... more from this author . . . I've seen the movie Remains of the Day, which in my memory bears no resemblance, and I own When We Were Orphans, which several people I know have read, and again, it seems sooooo different from the others.
Are all his books completely different from each ... ... Geek Social Club by Laura Preble - only $3.99 on the really bargain bin table
The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
This is How it Happened by Jo Barrett - about a girl who decides to ... ... up to Artist of The Floating World and Remains of the Day but still well worth reading--are A Pale View of Hills and When We Were Orphans. He is a powerful writer. 3. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro.
I listened to the unabridged audio version. Some of the graphic descriptions of war scenes near the end of the book were not my cup of tea. But overall a solid book and I'm still an Ishiguro fan.
Now that I'm back, I'll just formally announce that, yes, of course you are right with When We Were Orphans and no, it isn't in 101 Books.
ChocolateMuse, you are not only brilliant (that link) but have flawless taste in cocoa-based confectionary.
And re the new line - it's Prodigal Summer by B ... It's When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro isn't it? ... it plot driven with a weak ending and will probably not bother to read any more books by Jodi Picoult. I have also read When We Were Orphans and quite enjoyed it.
Our selections for this year are Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Never Let Me Go by ... Reading Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith and listening to When We Were Orphans (unabridged) by Kazuo Ishiguro. Now reading When we were orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro. ... by Vincent Lam
5. Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6. Mr. Pip, by Lloyd Jones
7. When We Were Orphans, by Kazuo Ishiguro
8. The Memory Keeper's Daughter, by Kim Edwards
9. Consumption, by Kevin Patterson
We meet 10 months of the ... ... Me Go when I read it a couple of years ago but like you felt that one Ishiguro was enough for awhile. This year I read When We Were Orphans and again, though it too was excellent, I don't plan on picking up another by him right away. Listening to Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer and really enjoying it after getting through When We Were Orphans by Ishiguro, which turned out to be very good but confusing in parts. In fact, I'm thinking of getting it in book form and trying to figure out the parts I didn't ... I don't seem to have much luck solving these, but I'll try posting one! This is a classic novel.
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
Sins of the Fathers by Susan Howatch
A Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
Young Men and Fire by Norman MacLean
A Blind man Can See How Much ... Finished two so far in July:
50. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishigura 4 stars Not sure why I liked this one so much, as I kept getting confused about what was happening. But the writing is pure Ishigura ~ understated and elegant with a depth that reverberates in memory long after the ... ... 100 books this year. So far I'm on track.
1. Of a Boy by Sonya Hartnett
2. White Teeth by Zadie Smith
3. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
4. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
5. Iris and Ruby by Rosie Thomas
6. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexan ... ... MEM. In fact, right now I'm reading Kissing Sin and The Cold Moon, a mystery/thriller by Jeffery Deaver, as well as When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, which is a literary mystery of sorts. Next up on my TBR pile is the first book of The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher about ... Oops, duplicate post. Started When We Were Orphans by Ishiguro. It's a little slow, but then that's sort of his style, isn't it. Once I get interested in the story and characters, it'll be okay. I hope. :) I've only read two of Ishiguro's books (When We Were Orphans, The Remains of the Day) and it's amazing how that unreliable narrator can be used so masterfully in both, but I could still have such wildly divergent opinions on the novels.
I should probably preface this by saying that when ... ... ed.
Re: Merchant&Ivory/Ishiguro, he apparently wrote the screenplay for their recent film "The White Countess," set (like When We Were Orphans) in Shanghai prior to WWII. I'd be interested to see it, given what an amazing job they did with The Remains of the Day. ... of Ishiguro's that I've read (I haven't read his earliest, A Pale View of Hills), followed by The Remains of the Day, When We Were Orphans and finally Never Let Me Go. I think that the first two of these are linked very heavily, almost to the point where they could be read as two ... ... thought I would put my thoughts about the different novels on here for commentary. It's mostly about Never Let Me Go and When We Were Orphans, with healthy doses of An Artist of the Floating World and The Remains of the Day thrown in.
On Never Let Me Go:
Originally I was a little ... Hi back, framboise!
You know, I didn't care for When We Were Orphans either. I really do recommend The Remains of the Day to you, though.
Hm-m-m-m. Which sister survived? Well, once I realized, quite late in the game, that Vida wasn't Adeline, I think the surviving sister was ... ... Ishiguro that you read. I haven't read Remains of the Day but absolutely loved Never Let Me Go. However, I've read When We Were Orphans, which was a disappointment after having read Never Let Me Go. ... eventually I couldn't turn off.
Now am trying to decide between Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, more light fare, or When We Were Orphans by Ishiguro, which is no doubt a bit meatier.
Dang! I love my iPod!!! :) ... fully understand what the author was trying to say. The book itself has me eager to read more Ishiguro books. I did read When We Were Orphans in the past and liked it despite it not being the kind of book I usually like.
Rating -- 5
11. Silk – Alessandro Baricco
Hey! This ... ... it that the full impact hit me. I think maybe it's the deceptively simple way Kazuo Ishiguro writes. I've got his When We Were Orphans on my TBR pile and can't wait to get started, plus I intend to read The Remains of the Day sometime this year.
Edited to fix touchstones. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
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The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
I own both books but I haven't yet read either of them. ... Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
second-hand:
The Road to Wellville by T.Coraghessan Boyle
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Crooked World by Steve Lyons
Last of the Gaderene by Mark Gatiss
System Shock by Justin Richards
Divide ... Currently reading When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, which I'm enjoying a lot so far. I've made some notes about it which I'll add to my library soon.
I've just come off a binge of crime thrillers, so it's a bit hard adjusting to novels where somebody isn't murdered every other chapter, ... ... is somewhat better. Another favorite is An Artist of the Floating World by Ishiguro. Also by Ishiguro is When We Were Orphans which takes place in Shanghai but concerns the Japanese invasion of China. ... on how I feel and what I'm doing. For instance, I've got Team of Rivals, Angel's Fall by Nora Roberts, The Iliad, When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, Jonathan Strange, The Historian, and Pride and Prejudice, among many others. I listen on the train commute, when I'm doing ... ... The Virtu, which is quite engaging so far.
KromesTomes- Thanks for the recommendation. I ordered The Unconsoled and When We Were Orphans as soon as I finished Never Let Me Go. I'll be moving them to the top of my to be read pile as soon as they arrive. Eurydice- you've got a couple more points now. I just mooched When We Were Orphans and The Unconsoled from you. I mooched Never Let Me Go a few weeks ago, and I'm in love with Kazuo Ishiguro's writing style. ...
afinpassing: I only read part of The Unconsoled. The style was quite different from The Remains of the Day; more like When We Were Orphans. Admirable, I think, but purposely disconcerting and disorienting. While I admire Ishiguro, and can enjoy him, I found it painfully unsettling, ... Just finished Pride and Prejudice on audio ~ it was wonderful, and now plan to read it in book form; picked up When We Were Orphans and Anansi Boys on audio and am trying to decide which to start next. In paper book form, just finished SPQR X: A Point of Law and am in the middle of Germani ... ... all mention. Happened to me recently when I tried to read Ian McEwan's In Between the Sheets and Ishiguro's When We Were Orphans. Remains of the Day was fabulous and you pretty much can't go wrong with McEwan if the book was written after 1990. If Orphans or Sheets was ... Just finished The Fourth Bear, which was such a pleasure after fighting my way through When We Were Orphans. Now onto Alentejo Blue which is...not sure what I think of it yet. It's interesting so far but I'm only two chapters in right now.
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