Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro (ISBN:0307455785)

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		Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall (Vintage International)
	
			Kazuo Ishiguro		
	
From the award-winning author of Remains of the Day comes an inspired sequence of stories, which is as affecting as it is beautiful. With the...more
 From the award-winning author of Remains of the Day comes an inspired sequence of stories, which is as affecting as it is beautiful. With the clarity and precision that have become his trademarks, Kazuo Ishiguro interlocks five short pieces of fiction to create a world that resonates with emotion, heartbreak, and humor. Here is a fragile, once famous singer, turning his back on the one thing he loves; a music junky with little else to offer his friends but opinion; a songwriter who inadvertently breaks up a marriage; a jazz musician who thinks the answer to his career lies in changing his physical appearance; and a young cellist whose tutor has devised a remarkable way to foster his talent. For each, music is a central part of their lives and, in one way or another, delivers them to an epiphany.   less

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							Jay
						
							few weeks ago						
The series of short stories tied together by music included a couple that had a repeated character, and I found those most interesting, the first story describing a heartbreaking end of a relationship and the second describing a humorous interlude during recovery from plastic surgery. The other stories were also good. I listened to this on audio, and found the narration, with different narrators...more
 The series of short stories tied together by music included a couple that had a repeated character, and I found those most interesting, the first story describing a heartbreaking end of a relationship and the second describing a humorous interlude during recovery from plastic surgery. The other stories were also good. I listened to this on audio, and found the narration, with different narrators for each story, greatly benefited the mood. Other reviewers have mentioned not liking the conversational English, but I think it adds greatly to the story as narrated.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Subtle and naturalistic, like having a series of fascinating house guests sit with you and tell you their stories. I loved it.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
5 short stories. I bet one or two of them will stick with me, and I will return to the book to reread them again. Beautifully crafted.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Beautifully written stories about the power of music and the quietness of night.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Gorgeous spare writitng.  Interesting interconnected short stories.  He always makes me think...

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I'm not sure what to make of this book. For a while I thought the book would be unable to hold my interest, yet the imagery of Europe was able to hold my attention. I was irritated with several of the characters, some of which were arrogant musicians who thought they did not need the help and support of others, or those who looked down on others and took advantage of their friends. In the end a...more
 I'm not sure what to make of this book. For a while I thought the book would be unable to hold my interest, yet the imagery of Europe was able to hold my attention. I was irritated with several of the characters, some of which were arrogant musicians who thought they did not need the help and support of others, or those who looked down on others and took advantage of their friends. In the end a good book, but I think the book gave me a more negative view towards musicians (especially those in this book.)   hide

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							Marc
						
							few weeks ago						
I don't particularly like the way Ishiguro writes, but the plots of his stories are absolutely mind-blowing.
He's able to build a plot in between curious people's lives. But most of all, he's perfectly able to use every single detail of the story to mean something, to add something interesting to the plot.
Really enjoyable book, filled up with 5 great stories everybody's going to love.

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							Jane
						
							few weeks ago						
Ishiguro writes with a kind of stillness and reticence that, personally-speaking, makes it hard for me to warm to him. Nonetheless, he captures the incipient poignancy, quiet desperation and human disappointments in each of the 5 stories that make up this compendium. His quiet empathy shows in the way the heart and memory bears the travails of time's passage.

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