Reader’s Note
9 out of 10
Have you ever watched somebody rehearse an apology they will never make? That's Stevens, the whole of him. I put it down at the pier and sat for a while. My only quarrel is with Miss Kenton's letters, which I never quite believed.
by@margaretreadsWritten 29 June 2026Read 29 June 2026
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The Remains of the DayKazuo IshiguroIn the Margins
The Remains of the Day reviewed by @theodore_p
Fifteen years I had this filed under exquisite and cold, and the thing that corrected me was one sentence about bantering.10 out of 10@theodore_p
The Remains of the Day reviewed by @quietcarriage
Had to stop reading it in public because I could feel my face doing something. Finished it at home with the lamp on, which I never do. Stevens counting up his life in a car park at Weymouth — no.10 out of 10@quietcarriage
The Remains of the Day reviewed by @bookclubdropout
I was the only one who didn't.6 out of 10@bookclubdropout
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