A Guide to Kazuo Ishiguro | where to start & my ranking

Just started reading Klara and the Sun. There's something interesting in the way he writes that I can't articulate. The first 50 pages is just the protagonist making observations and not much else but it's strangely compelling. There's definitely something beneath the surface and I can't wait to finish it

finished the buried giant just an hour ago or less and it has me completely in a trance. i don't know if i've ever seen an ending that so effortlessly ties together its themes and plot. it hit immediately as i read the final two lines and i finally got the point of the whole novel, it recontextualized EVERYTHING so incredibly artfully. wow. how do i go to work tomorrow.

I havent read any Kazu Ishigru books, this was so helpful to know where to start

I saw these books lined up on someone's shelf, and they really caught my eye as a collection that I would certainly have. Very surprised they haven't come across my radar by now, but very excited to have him as a author to follow.

So happy I found this video!! The Buried Giant is also my favourite of his

I was literally just looking for my next read after finishing Klara and the Sun, so this is perfect timing!

I came here bc the buried giant is my favorite book, and have bittersweet feelings in that it’s also your favorite. On the one hand it’s great to hear similar appreciation, on the other it means I’ve likely read what is to be my favorite of ishiguro’s books.

Huge Ishiguro fan from Greece here. I also consider the Buried giant as his best book. The ending had me crying for hours and the themes were deeply existential. Beautiful and devastating.

Really good wrap up, thanks. I spent all of Never Let Me Go frustrated because they didn’t try to break out. Beautiful, mournful story. Really left a mark on me.

Thanks for the review of Ishiguro work. It was very thoughtful. Surprised to find the similarity with my own ranking. I like “Buried Giants’ the best also. What a tragic love story… BTW, when he received the Nobel Prize in Literature, I was shocked and bit ashamed as a Japanese of his contemporary. Gee, I hadn’t read any of his novels before~! So I quickly bought every available book on Amazon then read all chronologically spending next 2 months. A marathon reading experience so unusual for me but it was worth going through. My goodness he's so good.

He is also my favourite living author. I love watching his interviews and insights , he is also an eloquent speaker. One never forgets his work after reading it!!

Ishiguro Kazuo,He is an author that I read with pleasure. I liked his work "Never let me go" very much. I want to read his other works as well.

Comprehensive and chill video. I'm torn between Klara and the Sun and Never Let Me go. Not a huge sci fi-in-literature guy but I can't put off Ishiguro any longer. I like tearjerkers so maybe, Never Let Me Go. lol

I just chain reread A Pale View of Hills and The Unconsoled (my favorites) and couldn't let go of Ishiguro, so read reviews and watched interviews and his Noble talk, and then your sweet video came up! Loved it! I read The Buried Giant years ago but didn't 'know' him then, so now I will reread that too! Thank you for your thoughts. Right now I've redived into Mann's The Magic Mountain, so that will take a while haha!

A lovely video. Great introduction to Ishiguro for those who may not have read his work. My favourite is The Remains of the Day, but anything he writes is pretty good to excellent. Keep up the good work.

Thank you so much. I am reading ‘The Remains of the Day’ right now and loving it. It reminds me so far a little of ‘A Gentlemen in Moscow’ by Amor Towes whose books I love. I think I want to read the Klara and the sun book and the Giant book soon. You made them sound amazing.

Thank you so much for this video! I just finished Never Let Me Go, and thought about it the whole weekend. It makes me sad every time when I think about the last few lines of the book😭…….. I have read three books by him so far and that’s currently my favorite. Probably wanting to read the Buried Giant next!

Loved your choice of ranking that was indeed unexpected! Also all your reflections.

I'm so grateful you made this video because I've wanted to try an Ishiguro book for ages but had no idea where would be best to start, and I think The Buried Giant is going to be the best place for me.

I haven't read all of Ishiguro's books yet (I'm trying not to finish them too quickly!), but, like you, he's my favorite living author. My ranking so far is: 1. Never Let Me Go 2. The Buried Giant 3. Klara and the Sun 4. The Remains of the Day 5. When We Were Orphans I cant wait to read the other three and see where they fit in!