The Remains of the Day

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  Absolutely lovely book. I am not always a fan of this particular literary genre because so often they don't work. The story becomes boring or the characters unlikable. The Remains of the Day is so well written that I- the unabashed speed-reader- had to slow down and appreciate every word. I was then ... (continue)

  Absolutely lovely book. I am not always a fan of this particular literary genre because so often they don't work. The story becomes boring or the characters unlikable. The Remains of the Day is so well written that I- the unabashed speed-reader- had to slow down and appreciate every word. I was then rewarded with a story that will stay with me a long time. The only other author that I will do this for is Kent Haruf.

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  ― Icedream said on Feb 23, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Beautiful, elegant narrative of the lives and duties in an English Manor house. More somber than the movie, this novel has rightfully been hailed as a modern classic.

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  ― guaddess said on Jul 29, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  "The Remains of the Day" snuck up on me, like the long slow slide into nightfall on a warm summers day. Unreliable narrators are my guilty pleasure, and it seems that Mr. Stevens, the butler at the heart of this novel, was bred to be self-deceptive, to wear his position in British society like a sui ... (continue)

  "The Remains of the Day" snuck up on me, like the long slow slide into nightfall on a warm summers day. Unreliable narrators are my guilty pleasure, and it seems that Mr. Stevens, the butler at the heart of this novel, was bred to be self-deceptive, to wear his position in British society like a suit of armor against the world.

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  ― Sthomson06 said on May 31, 2007 | Add your feedback

Book Details

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• English Books
• Paperback 256 Pages
• Edition: Mti Rep
• ISBN-10: 0679731725
• ISBN-13: 9780679731726
• Publisher: Vintage
• Pub date: Sep 12, 1990
• Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 2 cm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding, Unbound and Others
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書, Livres Français, Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, llibres en català, Libri Italiani, Latviešu grāmatas

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