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

4.0

This character was so very interesting and sympathetic. I really liked this exploration of his life, his looking back on the choices he made and seeing his involvement in WWII in retrospect. I loved the scenes where he was interacting with his grandson. Ishiguro really pitted the generations side by side and highlighted the differences between young Ono and older Ono, between pre-war ideals and post-war.

This book is the most similar to The Remains of the Day of any I've read, though it didn't nestle into my heart in quite the same way that one did. It was still a delightful read.