Los Restos del Día / The Remains of the Day, (Paperback)

from RebeccaAnn

At the end of his three decades of service at Darlington Hall, Mr Stevens embarks on a country drive, during which he looks back over his career to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving "a great gentleman." But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darli...

from Lman

The Remains of the Day was a difficult book for me to read, in more ways than one, requiring absolute concentration on a somewhat cheerless subject. And yet, when I reached the last word and turned the page, I was genuinely surprised to find myself finished. Such a contradiction may also apply to...

from phebj

I absolutely loved this book. It takes place in Britain in 1956 as Mr. Stevens, the long-time butler of Darlington Hall, takes a road trip through the English countryside. Darlington Hall has recently been sold to an American who has asked Stevens (we never learn his first name) to work with a re...

from quaintlittlehead

This novel recounts the reminiscences of an aging butler as he looks back over his career. The main character, Stevens, is concerned about his ability to inhabit his role to the extent that he seems to think of little else, even though throughout the book he is ostensibly on holiday to see the wo...

from thanesh

Trying to practice my writing by completing reviews so here goes. This is my 3rd book by Kazuo Ishiguro and while not my favorite still stands as a worthy read. This book held my interest through out as it was told as part of a trip/journey diary without being called out as such in the story, you...