- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (absolutely loved the distinct voice of the narrator and how Ishiguro managed to subtly reveal all his faults and mistakes without the mc realising it himself.)
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (loved the broken immigrant family aspect and how Gyasi explores that and combines it so skillfully with grief and religion. I could really feel the mc's loneliness.)
- The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (love family sagas, I found the strong sibling bond particularly beautiful to read about but also the complicated relationship with the father was very interesting to me.)
If anything similar comes to mind, please let me know 🙂
by eastof22
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I feel like this isn’t super helpful but you should just read all of Ishiguro’s works lol. The “subtle revelation of the narrator’s skewed perspective” is an integral part of all of them. If you want something similar to Remains of the Day, I’d recommend *A Pale View of Hills* or *An Artist of the Floating World.* *Never Let Me Go* is his most well-known work and is also spectacular, but it’s not as similar to RotD.
I wasn’t a super big fan of this, but a lot of people like *Pachinko* and it’s a sprawling family saga centering on immigrants, so you may want to check it out!
I loved the Dutch House. You may enjoy the Neapolitan Novels. They explore complex relationships like The Dutch House, and it explores a lot of themes around humans and connections that I love