tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619915.post109799051634235422..comments2023-05-02T18:50:33.226+08:00Comments on Raw Notes :: by the Singapore Rambling Librarian: The remains of the day/ Kazuo IshiguroUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619915.post-1108006124071602402005-02-10T11:28:00.000+08:002005-02-10T11:28:00.000+08:00Of all the books you read, I only have something t...Of all the books you read, I only have something to say about "Remains of<br />the day" as one particular issue stuck after all this while . And that is the<br />constant question the main protagonist asked : "What makes a great butler?". I see the parallel in we asking "What makes a great librarian?"<br />I haven't got the answer; I only got the qn. If you have an inkling, do<br />share with me. I reckon if one's life is devoted to becoming the greatest,<br />be it as a butler, a nurse, a salesman, and of course a librarian,<br />then one will find meaning in one's endeavour. Don't you think?<br /><br />Anyway, I like the way you highlight the salient or interesting aspects of<br />the books in the different pages. Maybe this should be the way to go when<br />doing book reviews. It probably will help to arouse more interest in<br />reading a book, or at least part of it, considering that we are in an SMS-age where people's (esp. the younger ones) ability to digest paragraphs and paragraphs of text (as in traditional book reviews) may not be there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com