This book won the Booker in 89, and has been made into a movie starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. It has a lot of critical acclaim and is beautifully written. I enjoyed reading it, although I always felt that the real story was just around the corner, and then it ended. Stevens' revelations about his life are quite depressing, as are his absurd allegiance to his employer such that he waits at table while his father dies upstairs. A deserving winner of the prize but I'm not going to pretend I loved it.
3.5 stars.
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