Reader recommendation: The Remains of the Day

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro is one of the most remarkable books I have ever read, very nearly perfect. The reader's heart swells to meet a character so achingly, perfectly, rendered, and it bursts upon realizing that the straws at which Ishiguro's Mr. Stevens grasps are the same straws to which we all cling – the flimsy, inadequate threads which must become beautiful, because they are all we have to justify our lives.

You've read  of  free articles. Subscribe to continue.
QR Code to Reader recommendation: The Remains of the Day
Read this article in
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Readers-picks/2011/0628/Reader-recommendation-The-Remains-of-the-Day
QR Code to Subscription page
Start your subscription today
https://www.csmonitor.com/subscribe