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Thanks for the wonderful review on the book. Like many others, I Just finished reading The Unconsoled and feel so much turmoils inside and hence search for reviews and found this blog.
And after reading the unconsoled really makes me the unconsoled.
The intertwining of reality and dream-like state is so beautiful yet painful and haunting. I felt so much frustration while following Ryder around yet I can easily identify and sympathize with him, it has too much resemblance to our everyday life. Love and hate the book at the same time like many do. It looks deconstructed yet there are alarmingly loud themes playing with identity, memory, control, loss... which are the very things bring us through the days of our life.
I'm not sure if i read it right, i feel that the book is mocking at the feebleness and superficiality of life.
Aug 14, 2012, 2:50:15 AM
Posted to Kazuo Ishiguro and The Unconsoled