Buried Giant (Ishiguro) - Book Reviews

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(Starred review.) [S]et in Arthurian England—not the mythic land of...castles, and pageants...[but] a gray and superstitious place...haunted by magic.... Into this countryside our protagonists—an elderly, ailing British couple named Axl and Beatrice—embark on a pilgrimage to the village of their half-forgotten son.... [A] slow, patient novel, decidedly unshowy but deliberate and precise—easy to read but difficult to forget. —Lydia Millet
Publishers Weekly


Imagine an existence without memory. Lacking context, would war become obsolete? Or family strife? This is the concept introduced in Ishiguro's latest... [T]his quasifantasy falls short as the medium to deliver the author's lofty message. —Sally Bissell, Lee Cty. Lib. Syst., Fort Myers, FL
Library Journal


(Starred review.) A lyrical, allusive (and elusive) voyage into the mists of British folklore....There be giants buried beneath the earth—and also the ancient kings of Britain, Arthur among them.... Lovely: a fairy tale for grown-ups, both partaking in and departing from a rich literary tradition.
Kirkus Reviews