Tag: British
Review: A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
Touching and odd, Ishiguro’s debut work stands as an interesting short novel, marking the beginning of a long and excellent writing career. A Pale View of Hills follows Etsuko, a middle-aged Japanese mother who recounts her past whilst living in Britain. As she copes with the recent suicide of her eldest daughter, Keiko, Etsuko reflects…
Review: Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw
A comedic post-apocalyptic novel set in Brisbane; Jam is a book that will entertain you with its nerdy humour and solid wit. The premise is bizarre, with Australia being covered in a man-eating jam overnight. With most of the population being wiped out in a flash, it’s up to Travis and his posse of odd…
Review: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Undoubtedly, this novel stands as Ishiguro’s magnum opus (at least in the eyes of many readers). Never Let Me Go is a melancholic tale that seeks to explore our worth as living beings. Following Kathy, one of many orphans at a strange boarding school called Hailsham, Ishiguro details the life of our narrator from infancy…
