This has got to be one of the strangest books I have ever read but it also one of the most wonderful. Perplexing, bizarre and yet movingand tense it is a truly unique book which divided opinion when it was first published. The Unconsoled is the strange story of the pianist Ryder who arrives in an unnamed European city for a performance in an evening to try and resolve the political problems in the city. The problems are never really revealed and neither is Ryder’s involvement. I don’t want to give away the small amount of details that are revealed but I think it’s worth saying that to really enjoy the book you need to relax about the fact that you have no idea whats going on.
The full review is on my blog: http://acaseforbooks.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-35-unconsoled-by-kazuo-ishiguro.html
