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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Buried Giant in Books

Jan 3, 2018  
The Buried Giant
The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.6 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
An unusual melancholic adventure
Beautifully written with a typical Kazuo Ishiguro unreliable narrator, this novel however, is not about self-delusion this time. It's a collective memory loss, a post-Arthurian quest that questions the value of remembering. It is written as a fable so the style may appear stilted and formal, and it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I found the plot beguiling.

Ishiguro ventures in the Tolkien-world of medieval fantasy in which an elderly couple, who seem to be suffering a fog of memory loss, attempt to reconnect with their son by journeying across the lands. On their way, they face dangers from opposing forces, that try to hinder their progress.

This is a powerful treatment of memories, the passage of time and the enduring love of a couple living many years together. Nothing is over-stated, even the moments of high drama. A strange collection of characters but all of them wholly believable. Overall, this book rewards patience and reflection, a devastating portrayal of love in old age and it's a fantastic metaphor for the way nations forget/remember traumatic events.
  
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David McK (3721 KP) rated Alien Hunters (Alien Hunters, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
AH
Alien Hunters (Alien Hunters, #1)
Daniel Arenson | 2014
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Hmmm ... I'm not quite sure how to classify this.

Science-fiction? Certainly.
Comedy? In parts, yes.

Perhaps some classification in line with [b: The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy|372299|The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy A Trilogy in Five Parts|Douglas Adams|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1322913171s/372299.jpg|42028477], or even with [b: Red Dwarf: infinty Welcomes Careful Drivers|70956|Red Dwarf Omnibus (Red Dwarf Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers & Better Than Life) |Grant Naylor|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348229137s/70956.jpg|68744].

I actually picked this up as part of a freebie the author was doing when I felt like a change of pace after reading several heavy(ish), 'serious' books in a row, more out of a sense of curiosity than anything else.

This was definitley a lot lighter fare than any of the books I had read in recent memory - I think I zipped through it in something like 2 or 3 days - raising the occassional wry chuckle, but failing to leave any permanent mark on my memory.

In food terms, like eating a biscuit rather than a full meal - tides you over, but never fully satisfies!
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Remember Us (The Vincenti Series #2) in Books

Dec 30, 2017  
Remember Us (The Vincenti Series #2)
Remember Us (The Vincenti Series #2)
Emma Nichols | 2017 | LGBTQ+, Romance
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Cliffhanger Resolution
This is the second book in the series. Lauren is back in Corsica trying to regain her memory while Anna tries to deal with the fact that she has been forgotten. The story picks up where the last left off nicely. There is more complexity to the characters and that leads to more complexity in the plot. We also get to know a little more about characters that were minor in the first book. A quick read that I recommend but read the first book before this one or you will be confused.
  
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Lindsay (1804 KP) rated Letters to Katie (Middlefield Family, #3) in Books

Feb 15, 2018  
LT
Letters to Katie (Middlefield Family, #3)
Kathleen Fuller | 2013
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Well this was different. Though I liked it. It still did not get the meaning of the title much. She starts by getting a letters from an Isaac, this after she loss her memory when she get sick. She does not remember Isaac at all. She does not remember helping her friend Johnny out either or being their for her best friend who had a baby.


Sawyer, fines this love and learns about his grandmother illness and she learns about her grandson as well. It mainly about Katie.