When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro

Carolyn enjoyed this author. There were similarities between the central male Englishman in this book and the one in Remains of the Day. The main character had a total lack of self awareness. His parents had disappeared during his childhood in Singapore. He grows up to become a detective partly because at the back of his mind is the idea that one day he will go back and find his parents. Carolyn wasn't sure that she had grasped all the finer nuances of the book but that hadn't stopped her enjoying it.

Recommended.
Carolyn 03/06/01

Doreen didn't like this, it made her feel inadequate because so much of it just passed her by. Totally unrealistic, as if it's supposed to be symbolic of something. But what? she found herself asking throughout.
Doreen 23/09/01

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