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Sad, mysterious, and reflective books that come together in the end are my jam.

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Hope to finish this tonight

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I got this from the library yesterday. My mom had picked up the book and said it was supposed to be good and I wanted to read it, so she ended up checking out two copies so we both could read it, together.

I am enjoying it so far. Lots of powerful passages. I might try to finish it tomorrow since Bookly says it will only take me one more hour to complete it. 

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I regret taking so long to read it. I loved it and it definitely has a sad ending. It all feels a little hopeless.

I won’t go into it here because I feel I may have spoiled many things, but they get what they think they want and it is horrible for everyone. I saw the ending coming though when the Boatman was introduced, I just didn’t think of the reason for it.

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@akhuna You were definitely right about it being a good book. I’m not finished yet, but I am loving it now. I just had to get past the first chapter.  I knew the uppity feel was because of the narrator’s background, but the prologue was just dragging for me because it felt off. Maybe I needed to get adjusted to it. Or it just flows better now that he is on his trip.

I love the idea that he is on a journey, but we are in the past with him as he reminisces over certain aspects of his career. 

The synopsis on back says that he might begin to realize that his previous employer was not such a great man. It makes me wonder if he had a hand in or supported the Nazi movement. Right now in his memories he is in 1923 and Lord Darlington is fighting for Germany to be treated a little more fairly than what the Treaty of Versailles laid out. Will his sympathy with Germany make him become more involved and lead him into that. There are references to rumors and accusations about Lord Darlington’s character, so I am looking forward to seeing how that plays out.

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I swear, Gawain reminds me of when you are about to do something that someone else was supposed to have already done and then they get mad about it. He has had years to kill Querig, but gets in a big tizzy as soon as Wistan says he will do it.

In the part that I just read there was some past information given about Gawain that also reveals Axl is not Lancelot or Arthur. He is Axelus/Axelum, some peaceful man of the time. In Axl’s perspective he mentioned that he had been betrayed at some point. I wonder if everyone’s memories will converge at some point to reveal the bigger picture.

Something is wrong with Beatrice, even though Father Jonus didn’t seem to imply anything was wrong. Although, Axl wasn’t focused during that meeting, so maybe he did not hear what was wrong with her.

I have 80 pages left I think. I hope to finish it tomorrow.

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What a wonderful book. It was a slow start with me and I worried I wouldn’t like it after finishing the prologue, but I loved it!

I had a feeling that Mrs. Kenton was in love with Stevens and it seems he loved her too, but didn’t quite realize it.

At least the journey helped him process his life, and he met the man on the pier who told him just enjoy his evenings from now on. A good bit of advice for everyone.

Honestly, at times this book made me anxious. One of my biggest issues is that I can’t let go of the past. I spend so much time regretting my choices and beating myself up for my mistakes when there is nothing I can do about them now. When Stevens talked about turning points and what minor event could have changed things, I felt that way about myself and got lost in the past and a little upset about my own mistakes.

I can’t relate to the life of a European butler, but I can relate to wanting something more of my life and knowing I lived it with dignity.

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This is interesting. The writing is kind of strange. It reads a little uppity and I think a lot of the info is kind of superfluous, but I am still into it. Not really sure what any of it is about yet.