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Publisher's Summary
The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at last the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased.
The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards - some strange and otherworldly - but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.
Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and and war.
Critic Reviews
"A deeply affecting portrait of marital love." (Guardian)
"A beautiful, heart-breaking book." (Observer)
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By now you begin to see that this book is reach and allegorical, full of hidden and and palpable minings. That develop in a dream like state, you meet a hero and within a few pages he reveals a side to himself that is tainted and dark; even the forgetfulness is a double sided blade; and the narrative voice hides mystery and meaning.
It will probably take me a long time to digest this book properly, and I will more than likely change my mind about some of these conclusions, but that is half the fun.
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I'm still mulling over what I feel having finished The Buried Giant. While I was listening to it, I quite enjoyed certain parts, particular themes, it had some momentum, but I felt disappointed and frustrated by the story in the end. It promised but, for me anyway, failed to deliver on those promises. Maybe it's a book to be read in print, so one can conjure up one's own cast of characters.Ishiguro featured dragons and ogres but he failed to use them in an interesting way, almost as if he were ashamed of including them in the story in the first place. I'm not suggesting he took Tolkein's approach at all, but to ignore them as he did felt clumsy. Presumably if one lives in a land where ogres, pixies and dragons roam freely then I would imagine that one lives in a constant state of fear and people may have developed strategies to deal with said dangers. I didn't get this sense at all, the couple just meandered along, speaking in their strange stilted way to one another.I think my expectations were way too high.
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Christine Fletcher
- 27-02-16
Intriguing and different
Endearing characters are brought to life in a wonderful performance by David Horovitch. The story is intriguing and has stories within stories. I found the narrative rich and quaint. Events come together in an uncomplicated way, even though I could not predict how the story would end. Plenty to contemplate when finished. A beautiful read.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- dee mcvicker
- 08-04-15
So disappointing
I found this tedious, repetitive and obscure. A case of the emperor's new clothes - no-one else could get this book published. What a pity.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Claire
- 20-10-17
forgetting combined with epic dragon legend
Like poetry and legendary tales that get lost in the mists of time.
The book moves slowly like the elder couple at its core... but when i relaxed into the journey i found it enthrawling.
The book provides the experience of discoving forgetting first hand with the characters. mistrust, leaps of faith, love that lasts beyond memory, things you wish to forget, the things you long to remember.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Valerie
- 06-09-17
Interesting, not enhanced via audio
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Not necessarily- I ended up needing to buy the book to really 'get' it. While the audiobook was fine, it was not the best medium to enjoy this particular book.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Axl was my favourite character, because he had a wonderful depth of character, yet an admirable dedication to his wife.
Did David Horovitch do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?
Yes, he did, yet I still needed the written print in this instance to actually enjoy the book. His technique involved differentiating the accents.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Do our memories define us, or do they restrict and condemn us?
Any additional comments?
I greatly enjoyed the book itself, but for me personally the audiobook was not the way to enjoy it, through no fault of the audiobook itself
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-04-16
Beautiful dialogue and story rendered perfectly
A world as lives in epic poetry, where the supernatural is otherly yet still of nature. The story unfolds with similar precision to the diction of the speakers
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- margie
- 01-09-17
Compelling
Enjoyed the book overall and narration suited the legendary style of story. Would recommend to others who enjoy the author.