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When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro

 

Description: ISBN 0571225403 / Author: Kazuo Ishiguro / Genre: Fiction / In 1930s England, Christopher Banks has become one of the country's most ... more
When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro ... celebrated detectives; his cases are the talk of London society. Yet one crime has always haunted him: the mysterious disappearance of his parents in Old Shanghai, when he was a boy.

Newest Review: ... a young boy and particularly his friendship with Akira, a Japanese neighbour who is learning English. Christopher believes ... more

 ... himself to be his friend's 'intellectual superior' as arguments arise over Akira’s insistence on calling Christopher 'old chip' rather than 'old chap' believing his English is correct. Theirs is, on the whole, a balanced friendship - Christopher also thinks that his friend is far more worldly, despite being just a month his senior. When Akira's parents arrange for him to stay with relatives in Nagasaki over the school holidays, Christopher is left at a loose end. Uncle Philip who 'was not a real uncle' is a permanen...more

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kirstymack80
Crowned Review When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro: Shanghai Surprise (974 words)
by kirstymack80 - written on 28.08.05 (Very useful, 190 readings)
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Having read 'Never Let Her Go' very recently by this author, I really wanted to try to find some of his other works. Kazuo Ishiguro's 'When We Were Orphans' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2000 and KM, whilst on her usual browse of the charity shops because she's a mean so and so, managed to find this little beauty for a paltry 60p. Yes folks, this was cheap as chips and not as fattening. * The story * Christopher Banks is our storyteller in 1930s London. We learn that he is one of the country's most renowned detectives. He moves in all the right circles among London's society, along the way meeting the mysterious Miss Hemmings, a ...

hashzip
Premium Review Dull on outside, but good on inside...just what good books a ... (359 words)
by hashzip - written on 05.01.02 (Somewhat useful, 54 readings)
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If this book was on the shelf of a shop, many people wouldn't look at it because the cover and there is no colour to liven it up. The book is about the main character named Christopher Banks who is a very well known detective throughout the whole country and has solved many cases that other detectives haven't been able to, but one thing has still been on his mind all his life; the disappearance of his parents. The book is set in London and Shanghai, and the first half is set in London explaining about his boyhood and going into the past, and the second half of the book is set in Shanghai. The second half is mainly like the investigation where Christopher Banks ...

icklegirly
Express Review on When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro
by icklegirly - written on 22.08.01
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I thought the ending was just silly, although it started well. Disappointing - Advantages: Starts promisingly - Disadvantages: Silly ending

 

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