GrumpyMonday

I'm not sure how to interpret everything. But the atmosphere is good and I enjoyed and hated some of the characters, which is always a good sign. Also the layered plot left me wondering quite many things as I closed the book. I think this needs a reread, like many have done. But in conclusion think I'll need to read some more of Mr. Ishiguro's books after this.

Surprised that did not enjoy this by Ishiguro. He is bit of a hit or miss for me. But I didn't like the characters, the plot nor the world.

It was just really boring. Read until abt 160 pages and then skimmed to the end. There was no huge twist or surprise that would've blown my socks of that would paid off the tedious plot building and characters that really did not land for me. The way it teases about possible major plot reveal throughout without dripping any solid hints about the world is super frustrating. Day to day mundane things can be enjoyable done in the right way but here it absolutely does not work.

It has an interesting premise and intriguing characters. I was keen to see where it goes. Unfortunately, nothing is resolved, no revelations, no interesting plot movements. I guess you could be very interested in this if you try to look for some allegories or comparisons to different themes. Unfortunately I'm not about that and therefore I did not ultimately like this. Boring, melancholic piece of work that will definitely interest people who are pulled to these types of novels.

Sorry, this was not for me. 72 pages in I dropped. Nothing interesting happening that would make me want to continue to read. No plot or characters that would be interesting. Also laborious descriptions about exotic environments that don't really give me a reason to pick up the book once I put it down.

Interesting core plot with intriguing "contact" humans get to make. However, the PoVs, the pacing, the character work was all over the place and I couldn't really get a good handle on them.

First 100 or so pages were not really pulling me along. After that the pacing and story fluctuated quite a bit. Quite an uneven piece of work. Ultimately the core plot was interesting enough to finish.