The Buried Giant

….. and this is really fickle and absolutely my issue but I couldn’t deal with the main character calling his wife princess. My issue, I know. I didn’t get very far and in all honesty, I did not give this book a fair chance but I just cannot handle a grown man calling his wife or any other woman, a princess. :-/

The book is written so beautifully yet so devastating as well. Ishiguro explores the memory and the effect of remembering what we have forgotten. The characters are amazing and all deserve extra thought and to truly dwell and examine what Ishiguro intended

A story of love and devotion, with a quest to recover stolen memories…. Axl and Beatrice seek out their grown son, but find their memories fail them as a result of a pervasive mist that clouds the mind and hampers memory. Chivalrous dialogue, compelling characters, and a love for the ages are well represented, with a sprinkling of dark monks, ogres, sprites, and knights of historic import along the way. The whole book reads ethereally, surely just as the characters are living the story. There is a steady building of tension but no real satisfying peak; the climaxes are rather downplayed, the battles instantaneous and with little detail. It’s a very sedate adventure despite the potential excitement of hidden tunnels, a burning monastery, torture-by-predator birds, and a dragons lair. Safe for readers of most ages, 12+.

Hard to describe this one, but it will stay with you. I find myself thinking over passages of this book throughout the day. If I had to explain the premise of this one... the best I could come up with is a fairy tale for adults, a fable maybe. This one defies categorizing, and is a must read. It made me wish I was in a book club just so I could talk about it. I know, nerdy AF, but I don't care.