I'll mention that I was one of the tiny minority of people who didn't really care for Never Let Me Go, one of Ishiguro's prior books that collected lots of accolades. I didn't hate it, but in that one we're halfway through the book before we start understanding what's going on. It was impactful by the end, but the pacing felt off to me. This one is also slow to fully explain what's going on, but has a much more satisfying pacing with just as much impact by the end.

Started reading this earlier in the week, in preparation for the movie adaptation (which came out today?). First time reading Ishiguro, and wow I'm blown away by his minimalist style -- gives me enough to fill in the details and understanding, I love when an author treats their reader as intelligent. Sadly, I don't imagine the movie will be able to capture the same quality, by the nature of a visual-first medium. Alas, I've reconciled the matter by sering the movie as it's own thing; can't be disappointed if you have no expectations lol.