A lot of Ishiguro's works do this; I think The Unconsoled is a fantastic book, but it's so truly painful to read I understand why most people hate it. The Swedi

A lot of Ishiguro's works do this; I think The Unconsoled is a fantastic book, but it's so truly painful to read I understand why most people hate it. The Swedish Academy said he "in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world" which I think is a pretty good description of his style.