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Fantastic read.

Terrible book. Overwritten and burdened with a cast of unlikeable and frankly quite stupid characters who I found it hard to give a damn about as they navigate a series of Hollyoaks-style twists and turns. I resent the fact that this is book has been positioned as "women's fiction" : as a woman I feel I deserve better.

Interesting series of loosely interlinked tales about love and music - the main point of attraction is in Ishiguro's style of storytelling which transcends the unappealing characters.

Rollicking ride through the life of a true legend. I recommend the audiobook version.

A quick re-read, in light of the imminent film release.

It's a thriller. I'm intrigued. THAT IS ALL.

I'm finding this easy to put down because it's a pain to carry around everywhere.

I'm finding this easy to put down because it's a pain to carry around everywhere.

Is it just me, or is this book rather racist? All this fetishising of black men by white aristocrats makes my stomach turn, rather. Also, I find the emphasis on sex and nothing else rather tiring after a while.

Hmmm...not sure what to think about all the circularity at the end.

What is is exactly in the language of this book and others of its time that exudes the scent of the New Labour years. I can't put my finger on it, but it's there, very much there.

I keep seeing this in the pile and thinking "I will finish it when I finish the thing I am reading" and then moving it and not being able to find it when I want it.

As with all A de B's books, this is one of those things you dip into from time to time rather than reading from end to end, so my progress is slow, but I must say that it is a great companion piece to the latest poping.

I have sort of lost patience with this one for the time being and now I am becoming superstitious. My current love interest lent me this book the second time we met and I have yet to finish it despite being a fast reader. I am now starting to wonder if there isn't some portentuous magic to this - perhaps the relationship won't survive me finishing the book, a great excuse for not finishing it