A review by jon_thereader
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

3.25

I was a little bored but I think I understand what Kazuo was doing with this one. We follow an older artist who is reminiscing on his time growing in his profession during post WWII Japan (Nagasaki specifically). Times have changed and he is reckoning with taking responsibility for his past work as well as understanding and adjusting to the new Japanese society. This is a very rough, and probably bad, summary of the story but I’m sure - like all his books - l’ll find myself pondering this book’s themes in the future.