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title: "When We Were Orphans: Kazuo Ishiguro"
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# When We Were Orphans: Kazuo Ishiguro

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Buy When We Were Orphans: Kazuo Ishiguro Main - Re-issue by Ishiguro, Kazuo (ISBN: 9780571283880) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Thoroughly Enjoyed. - I actually brought and read this book for a course I take and Uni, not as a pleasure read. That said, I really enjoyed reading it in preparation for my class, I found the novel engaging, interesting, and different in a very quirky way. However, it was only after going through the book in class that I really understood and appreciated just how intricate the novel really is. I found it a very good read, but getting the best out of it required some effort. There's a lot of very brilliant aspects to the book I only noticed or digested after it had been pointed out me, had I not had a class on it, they might very well have eluded me.
Review: A good book from a very good writer. - I am currently working my way through all Kazuo Ishiguro's bookstand while I certainly enjoyed "When We Were Orphans', it did not have quite the same strengths as the previous books had had. But don't let me put you off"

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 51,283 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 615 in Crime, Thriller & Mystery Adventures 1,323 in Literary Fiction (Books) 2,156 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (4,171) |
| Dimensions  | 12.6 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm |
| Edition  | Main - Re-issue |
| ISBN-10  | 0571283888 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0571283880 |
| Item weight  | 260 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 320 pages |
| Publication date  | 7 Feb. 2013 |
| Publisher  | Faber & Faber |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thoroughly Enjoyed.
*by M***Y on 21 December 2011*

I actually brought and read this book for a course I take and Uni, not as a pleasure read. That said, I really enjoyed reading it in preparation for my class, I found the novel engaging, interesting, and different in a very quirky way. However, it was only after going through the book in class that I really understood and appreciated just how intricate the novel really is. I found it a very good read, but getting the best out of it required some effort. There's a lot of very brilliant aspects to the book I only noticed or digested after it had been pointed out me, had I not had a class on it, they might very well have eluded me.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good book from a very good writer.
*by C***S on 14 June 2025*

I am currently working my way through all Kazuo Ishiguro's bookstand while I certainly enjoyed "When We Were Orphans', it did not have quite the same strengths as the previous books had had. But don't let me put you off"

### ⭐⭐⭐ Great expectations light
*by A***C on 26 May 2024*

This is a real curiosity to say the least. I liken it to Deckens’s masterpiece as it deals with masks of a kind, or to be more precise, the gross misconception of the originating past. I think I see what he was trying to do, though I don’t feel he succeeded. For that reason this is not one of his better novels, though still an absorbing read. The odd duff note in a recital never harmed a great pianist; enough said.

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