Book · 2015 · Fiction
The Buried Giant
A novel
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There's this book by ishiguru uh called the berry giant and it's about a fog that falls over england that makes them all lose their memories.
Tommy Vietor · Pod Save America · Aug 2022 Listen at 48:27 What they say about it
- Discusses plot and setting“a fog that falls over england”3
The best things said about it
The Buried Giant is this sort of, you know, fantastical book.
When it came out I read Kazo ishiguro is the buried Giant and it didn't click for me at all it was my first and only book of his.
It's called the buried Giant and it is a sort of fable set in post Arthurian uh Britain and reviewed two weeks ago on our cover by Neil giman.
And then I read a novel over Christmas called the berry giant by ishiguro who is one of my favorite authors.
Tommy Vietor Pod Save America · Apr 2020 5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro is a fantastical novel set in a post-Arthurian British landscape where a mysterious fog causes the inhabitants to lose their memories. On The Book Review podcast, Gilbert Cruz categorized the work as fantastical, while Greg Cowles noted its entrance onto the bestseller list at number three as a fable reviewed by Neil Gaiman. Alexandra Alter discussed the early genesis of the novel, recalling how Ishiguro showed her a fifty-page draft years prior to publication. Conversely, Pamela Paul shared on the podcast that when she read the novel upon its release, it simply did not click for her, noting it was her first and only book by the author. Outside of literary reviews, Tommy Vietor brought up Ishiguro's novel on multiple episodes of Pod Save America, using the central conceit of the memory-erasing fog metaphorically to describe how the public quickly forgets various political scandals and controversies. Vietor also mentioned reading the book over the Christmas holidays, expressing his admiration for Ishiguro as one of his favorite authors. Across these various mentions, the book is recognized for its distinctive setting, its allegorical exploration of collective amnesia, and its place within Ishiguro's celebrated literary career, drawing both reflective praise and mixed personal reactions from commentators and critics.
Every mention
Tommy Vietor and then I read a novel over Christmas called the berry giant by ishiguro who is one of my favorite authors 2
“there's this book by ishiguru uh called the berry giant and it's about a fog that falls over england that makes them all lose their memories”
“and then I read a novel over Christmas called the berry giant by ishiguro who is one of my favorite authors”
Alexandra Alter this was about 10 years ago that he showed her 50 pages of what became you know the buried giant the novel… 1
“this was about 10 years ago that he showed her 50 pages of what became you know the buried giant the novel that's coming out next week”
Gilbert Cruz and the buried giant is this sort of you know Fantastical book 1
“and the buried giant is this sort of you know Fantastical book”
Greg Cowles it's called the buried Giant and it is a sort of fable set in post Arthurian uh Britain and reviewed two we… 1
“it's called the buried Giant and it is a sort of fable set in post Arthurian uh Britain and reviewed two weeks ago on our cover by Neil giman”
Pamela Paul when it came out I read Kazo ishiguro is the buried Giant and it didn't click for me at all it was my first… 1
“when it came out I read Kazo ishiguro is the buried Giant and it didn't click for me at all it was my first and only book of his”
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“it reminds me of the beautiful novel by Kaz isuru the buried giant”