I’m a big time Ishiguro fan and can’t for the life of me understand why his books are rated so low on Goodreads?

My hunch is that he doesn’t always go for the happy endings, not always a perfect resolution, and can leave someone unsettled but the books themselves are great works of literary art. It won’t end like some superhero movie with the good guys saving the world from the bad guys

But am I missing something?

Also no spoilers on any of his books!

  • Lawyer_Lady3080@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I specifically don’t use Goodreads because you HAVE to give a book a certain number of stars to record it as read. If I look back at books I’ve read I only care about how much I enjoyed them. I don’t want to give 1 or 2 stars to a book I personally didn’t like, but thought was well-written and well-executed if other people can see it or use it as a reference point. But, I think it’s that Goodreads stars are mostly used as a personal reference by readers of past books. Popular books are often poorly written (Twilight, 50 Shades of Gray, Colleen Hoover, etc). Having books without happy endings is likely an important factor in how popular it is. It doesn’t mean the book isn’t good.