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The Remains of the Day

By: Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by: Dominic West
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From the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House. In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside - and into his past.

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Brilliantly narrated, very fine critique of the "necessary illusion" through which the servant lived,and lost, his life.
Excellent. Tragic.

Worth repeat listening. Brilliant

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I loved this book. I’d seen the film but as you’d expect the book is richer and includes many subtleties the film misses. I wonder if the narrator has seen the film because his delivery of Mr Stevens’ lines reminded me of Anthony Hopkins’ performance. Not a criticism! Narration is excellent. As the story is told in the first person, the reader is left to fill in the gaps and make observations that Stevens cannot or does not want to make. Gently heartbreaking but also heart warming and funny in parts. A wonderful book and I’m not surprised it has the reputation it does.

Beautiful

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When this book started I was really unsure where it would be heading. But it was incredible at drawing you in and revealing plot little by little along the way. The accents were also great!

Slow and steady

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A wonderful read. The narration is among the best I listened to all year. Although not much happens I was fully immersed into the character and his World.

A great book with a stellar(!) narrator.

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Surprisingly, I enjoyed this book. I had not seen the film but the title was familiar. At first I didn't think I was going to enjoy it as it was most unlike books I normally read. However, after almost giving up, I decided to carry on listening and I'm so glad I did. It was both a gentle and a gentile story with a protagonist, who could be very frustrating at times, having strong views on what he believed was the meaning of 'dignity '. It was quite amusing at times with his attempts at 'bantering', a skill that he is sadly lacking. The more I read, the more engrossed I became and so was very disappointed at the sudden ending. This was partly due to the fact that, with a book, you can see when a book is coming to an end but with an audio book, it is not so easy to see. I was desperately looking for a Part 2 that I had omitted to download before I realised that I wasn't going to discover more about Stevens' life. However, this book will go on my list of books to read again in the future. and I hope to be able to watch the film version, too.

A Fabulous Read

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