tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10113567.post112974836626933769..comments2009-07-13T00:03:52.466-07:00mo piehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12320627370276331465noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10113567.post-1130144512700882942005-10-24T02:01:00.000-07:002005-10-24T02:01:00.000-07:00Can I put in a vote for "Artist" as well? It's very subtle, and the Japanese background is well-evoked. (I've only read "Remains of the Day" apart from that.)Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14530845147391401083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10113567.post-1129922912621134862005-10-21T12:28:00.000-07:002005-10-21T12:28:00.000-07:00Have you read "An Artist of the Floating World" by Ishiguro? That's the one that started me as an Ishiguro fan (cemented of course by Remains). Again the main character is an old man who has succesfully deluded himself (though not the reader)and is convinced that he has made the right decisions in his life. The backdrop is post-war Japan; its reconstruction and sudden swing from patriotism to western adoration. <BR/>Like Remains, it is beautifully written, insightful and succint.<BR/>Man, Ishiguro should have been a psychologist, he understands human nature so well. <BR/>I haven't read WWW Orphans but it's on my list. I recently read Never Let Me Go and although it was enjoyable and emotionally evocative I thought the whole sci-fi backdrop had holes and took away from the believability of the story. What can I say, I'm a scientist.<BR/>I enjoy your website! It's a source of inspiration for my bookclub suggestions sometimes.Giovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00929900974158038199noreply@blogger.com