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Book Description
A masterful novel from one of the
most admired writers of our time.
Christopher Banks, an English boy born in early-20th-century Shanghai, is orphaned at age nine when both his mother and father disappear under suspicious circumstances. He grows up to become a renowned detective, and Continue
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larukucafe said on Jan 20, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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God I hate block outs
I had a 500 wor reviw typed up and was pretty satisified with it, when due to unfortunate coincidence, our family electricity supply had to be shut down temporarily and I lost the 500-word reveiw. So it's with regret and sadness that I would just say this really quick and short: When we were Orphans ... (continue)
razor's edge said on Feb 2, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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我覺得這本小說在探討記憶的真實及虛構。記憶就像書中的上海故事,隱隱約約的有些情節,私心的加油添醋,塑造出一個自己覺得理所當然的藍圖。但是當我們回到事發場所(上海)回溯既往,才發現不僅人事已非,甚至記憶和事實之間存有鴻溝。劇作家會根據個人喜好改編真人真事/小說,而我們面對記憶時,似乎也會這麼做。就另一方面來說,將回憶中的點點滴滴拼湊成一個完整的故事,也像是一個偵探的工作。
書名叫做是When We Were Orphans,很有趣,因為一個人成為孤兒後,就一直是孤兒了,He became an orphan. He is an orphan. If you were an orphan, wh ... (continue)meng chi said on Feb 22, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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Having enjoyed other novels by Kazu Ishiguro’s when I was offered the chance to borrow a copy of When We Were Orphans written in 2000 I decided to accept. An agreeable read which although I found slow to start with it made me think about childhood loss and how memory can play tricks.
The protagon ... (continue)
Lindyloumac said on Feb 3, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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W.S. said on Nov 25, 2008 about the Paperback edition | 2 feedbacks
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Cecilia Poon said on Aug 12, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Audio CD
- Edition: Unabridged
- ISBN-10: 0060824891
- ISBN-13: 9780060824891
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Pub date: Apr 01, 2005
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, Unbound and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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I don't like it
I think it's wrong to start reading Kazuo Ishiguro with this title. The characters were poorly connected, and the plot was weak. The main character, a supposedly talented detective, was delusional - I don't know if it is what Ishiguro was trying to portray - and I found what he was doing simply poi ... (continue)
I think it's wrong to start reading Kazuo Ishiguro with this title. The characters were poorly connected, and the plot was weak. The main character, a supposedly talented detective, was delusional - I don't know if it is what Ishiguro was trying to portray - and I found what he was doing simply pointless and stupid. This really annoyed me. =(
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