Faith's Reviews > Come Rain or Come Shine

This book could genuinely not have come at a better time for me. This is my first Kazuo Ishiguro but now I know I have to pick up more of his books. Even in such a short piece of writing, I could understand the characters, and I loved the sort of 'slice of life' style that I also favour in anime and TV series.
Although these characters are middle-aged, I think the main character Ray is easy to relate to for anyone of any age. Being the least interesting and successful of one's friends, only being taken an interest in when there is something to gain for the other person, being easily manipulated, and being looked down upon are things that the majority of us can relate to. I'm glad I picked this up when I did because it reaffirmed that others feel these things too.
This is an amazing portrait of old friends, city life, relationship barriers, and the oddities of human nature.