"No Comfort" savors human nature in the concert in the madhouse.

Red, a famous musician, was invited to a small city in Central Europe to participate in a performance called "Thursday Night". The story from him to the time when he leaves for another place, this sad and sad trip to collapse spans four days, which corresponds to four parts in the book.

During these four days, all kinds of people and things happened every day. At first, they felt strange. As the author was clever and cruel, he gave clues in a roundabout way and entangled readers like cobwebs, you will gradually feel that this is a story like hell.

The description without exaggeration is full of absurd logic and false expectations. If I spend a few days with this bunch of lunatics in this small town like a madhouse, it will be a matter of minutes for my fragile little heart to collapse.

The author of this book is kazuo ishiguro, a famous Japanese-born British novelist. Born in Nagasaki, Japan, kazuo ishiguro's family moved to Britain in 196 to meet the needs of his father's work, and they have only been to Japan again 3 years later. Won the prestigious Booker Prize in English literature; Nominated for Booker Prize for many times. Kazuo ishiguro graduated from the University of East Anglia with a major in creative writing. Together with Luxidi and Naipaul, they are called "the three heroes of immigrants in British literary world". His style is famous for its delicacy and beauty. Almost every novel has been nominated or won prizes, and his works have been translated into 28 languages.

There are not many main characters in the book. To save some effort for spoilers, let's list the main characters first:

? The first day

just after the opening space, Rhett came out and it was a drama:

Rhett arrived in the small town and met Gustav, the old usher. Gustav enthusiastically and professionally discussed with him the details of carrying luggage for guests. It makes people feel that this is a serious and professional little old man. Not only Gustav, but all the people Rhett met showed great respect for his courtesy, which revealed Rhett's fame as a great man between the lines. So in everyone's eyes, his protagonist's aura began to shine.

The first person who asked him to do something was Gustav, an old greeter. And it's a wonderful thing to say:

Go and communicate with his daughter and see if she and her grandson are in some kind of difficulty. The reason why Mr. Rhett is invited is because he has a halo. If it is Mr. Rhett, he can certainly do it. And for some reason, Gustav and her daughter Sophie stopped talking long ago.

Mr. Rhett couldn't get away from it. He went to see his daughter and grandson. Before he could find a way to get rid of the mud, he agreed to get something with the mother and daughter. After a long walk in the magically changing scene, Sophie finally disappeared.

Rhett goes home in the evening after walking around with the children. It was Stephen's car, and he went to see Miss Collins (the ex-wife of conductor brodsky) for brodsky, but nothing could be done for the alcoholic man. So Rhett and the children followed the two tired cars back to the hotel and arranged Boris to live in the next room.

It was very late at night, but Sophie suddenly appeared without much apology for the disappearance of the day.

Rhett's frustration and anger surged out of control this day. I didn't say another word to the receptionist, and went straight through the hall and plunged into the vast night again.

Two people went to see a midnight movie. While they were buying snacks, the salesman seized the opportunity to ask Rhett to buy an old book left by his grown-up son. At the time of the film screening, someone finally recognized Rhett and started another conversation mixed with pathological logic. Finally, the conversation could not continue, so Rhett left and went to another late-night party. The party focused on the death of Bruno, brodsky's dog.

People attending the party began to talk about a dead dog. For example, the person who found the dog said,

But for brodsky, the dog is still a dog:

Finally, while everyone was respectfully waiting for Rhett to speak, he almost broke down and said something incomprehensible:

Then he went back to the hotel, listened to Stephen's playing for a while, and went back to his room to sleep.

「 ? The second day

At the beginning of the second day, Rhett recalls that Boris is his and Sophie's child.

As a result, in the middle of taking Boris to his apartment to find something after breakfast, Rhett was unexpectedly interrupted by others. From the first few minutes, a reporter and photographer failed to take him by taxi, so they had to take a tram to a specific place to take photos and interview.

In the car, Rhett accidentally meets his old lover, Fiona, the ticket inspector, and finds out from her hostile attitude that he stood this poor introverted single mother up the day before.

What worries Rhett even more is that after Fiona reminded him, he remembered that Fiona and her group were going to receive the reception group of their elderly parents.

So he promised Fiona to go to her apartment as soon as she finished with the reporter. But in fact, after this stand with reporters, his actual action was to take Boris to the old house to find something. As a result, I didn't find it after I arrived at the old apartment.

Then Rhett left for Fiona's apartment, and her two friends were there. They kept talking about their arrangements for receiving Rhett and others, as if it were a great honor. But for Rhett sitting in front of him, he not only turned a blind eye but also paid no attention. It also intensified all kinds of contempt and attacks on Fiona. Rhett is furious at this time, but fate still plays a trick on him inexplicably:

When he turns around and returns to his original place, Sophie appears, and at this time, everyone's arrangement is to go to Kavensky Gallery at once. A family of three sets out. As a result, on the way, due to Boris's naughty, this trip was not only tortuous, but also went home early. In Sophie's home, Rhett, Sophie and Boris finally lived a normal family life for a while.

But the good times didn't last long. Rhett still chose to escape and went back to the hotel to end this tired second day:

? Day 3

Rhett is going to visit Miss Collins early in the morning. As a result, it happened that Miss Collins was also very busy and surrounded by a bunch of people, so she could not communicate at all.

Next, Rhett meets Mr. brodsky. He regards the regret and recovery of the failed marriage as his only goal for the rest of his life, and often drinks too much to drown his sorrows. This time, he asked Rhett to play for him and Bruno. Rhett broke out immediately:

When Rhett returned to the hotel, Sophie and Boris were there. Sophie also asked Rhett to comfort Boris, who was depressed, but Rhett was reluctant, and his sense of crisis increased sharply for the upcoming performance. Since accidents happened one after another, he has not touched the piano for several days now. In desperation, he insisted on providing him with a piano as soon as possible. As a result, because the lobby was occupied, he was arranged in a strange piano practice room:

Because of noise interference, Rhett could not do any practice, and finally had to quit. At this moment, he was almost dragged to meet enthusiastic citizens. Here he broke out again and won, and finally Hoffman, the hotel manager, personally took him to another hall for practice. Of course, under this appearance, Hoffman also talked about him, his wife and many troubles in this life, and revealed that his husband and wife lacked confidence in their son's performance tomorrow.

In contrast, it is what a parent should do to encourage Steve after Rhett's training. After the plot slows down, Rhett passes by the cemetery to foresee a bunch of citizens attending the funeral. After that, I planned to stroll to the concert hall to have a look, and found that:

Rhett had to give up. In a lonely situation, he met Gustav who looked at me with concern and invited him to the bar party of the usher.

At last, the tired Rhett fell asleep on the sofa in the tavern, which was warm and shimmering, accompanied by an orange, slightly musty but very comfortable sofa, and ended the third day.

「 ? Day 4

This day is the day when Rhett came to town to attend the "Thursday Night" activity. Despite the twists and turns, Rhett arrived at the concert hall early. In this important link, all kinds of drama occur frequently, which makes people sweat one after another for the only purpose in the book.

First of all, before Steve was about to play, his mother left because of the lack of trust in him, but Hoffman, his father, who was asked by him to get his mother back, could do nothing but make a verbal promise.

Furthermore, Gustav, Rhett's father-in-law, suddenly fell ill and asked Rhett to pick up his daughter and grandson.

As a result, Rhett ran into Mr. brodsky on his way to the car, and several quacks at the scene actually sawed off his leg with a rusty iron saw in the trunk. When Rhett contacted Sophie, he suddenly remembered that his parents were coming, and he began to worry:

Finally, Boris acted as a communication barrel between Sophie and his grandfather Gustav. Until the end, the two did not resume face-to-face communication normally. At this time, Mr. brodsky also dragged his crippled limbs and came to the stage to command, and trouser legs was always empty. And inexplicably explained:

As a result, brodsky's command, which was almost completed with his life, did not impress Miss Collins again, and once again asked Mr. Rhett to try to mediate and save it.

under strong moral pressure, Mr. Reid left the concert hall again, and went to another place on his way back in a series of minor events, and finally missed his own performance.

Later, Mr. Rhett gradually found out that his parents might not be able to come, or they might have come a few years ago:

At the end of the book, Sophie and Boris and Rhett say goodbye with a little resentment, and Rhett is on the strange tram serving authentic buffet, preparing for the next trip:

? Selfish humanity "

Although Rhett, a male pig's foot, was set as a well-known musician when he appeared, he was also highly respected and treated by people, but it was actually a superficial illusion. When he really hoped that others would provide some help and understanding, people began to be serious and naturally refused, interrupted and changed his needs. The ugly nature of human selfishness is completely revealed, no, it is simply displayed in the bone marrow, ugly and smelly.

The most suffocating thing in this article is the way people communicate with each other in the writing or in the book: without exception, all the long speeches are full of richness and clarity, and paragraphs are wonderful descriptions and various reasons that shock feelings.

But in the end, they are too purposeful, and they are all interacting with the protagonist Rhett from a utilitarian perspective, because everyone wants something from him. Ignoring his position (even if there is one, it is polite), no matter who, no matter which narrative is mixed with the perfect reason for raping people and moral kidnapping, he selfishly asks Rhett for help.

「 ? Cold affection "

is an out-and-out highlight. Rhett, the hero, met his father-in-law Mr Gustav when he arrived at the hotel. However, until the end of the story, they didn't call each other by kinship, and even the conversation was a conversation between a guest and a bellboy. Although there is a lot of interaction and politeness. But the more so, the more people tremble frequently. Gustav also asked Rhett to help his daughter Sophie, who doesn't talk to her daughter, solve some difficulties. As for why they don't talk to each other, he also explained: < P > Rhett had no impression when he saw Sophie and her son Boris. It was not until the second chapter (when I woke up the next day, a quarter of the book had passed) that I brought out a sentence, my child, and that was the only sentence. Although Rhett took care of his son many times in the book, most of them were polite and human, and there was no obvious affection in it at first. With the subsequent development, the affection was somewhat warmer, and the parents who were not so healthy were vaguely behaved. Finally, in the chaotic reality, until Rhett finally set off for the next place, he obviously felt that this affection could be abandoned.

As for Sophie, not only is her whereabouts confusing, but as a mother, she sometimes leaves her son behind. But judging from her manners, she is an elegant and handsome woman, and she is also responsible for her mother's responsibilities. But when I was with Rhett, I ignored the children. Maybe in his heart, Rhett is her whole world. Children, politeness is for Rhett's return. Finally, when his father was dying, Sophie got angry because she didn't know if his father wanted her coat.

「 ? Cowardly ego

The next day, Rhett met the ticket inspector Fiona Roberts. As soon as Fiona came up, she began to tell how unpleasant it was that he didn't come yesterday, but the protest was so weak. Later, it was slowly thawed by Rhett's memory, and he remembered that this lady had a very good childhood relationship. From the lines, he felt that she had a warm relationship with Rhett (Rhett also mentioned that it was not easy for her to raise two children alone). Moreover, after Rhett obviously touched this Fiona, her attitude towards him was still a kind of close intimacy, and some were just pretending to be small emotions and complaints.

On the third day, when Rhett and Fiona went to visit, this cowardice became more and more manifest in him. In the next long space, Rhett wanted to introduce himself and support Fiona. Despite all kinds of interruptions and Rhett's inexplicable voice, he tried many times, but he finally failed. In the end, Rhett was frustrated, gave up trying, ran out of the door and was completely defeated.

After reading this book, there was still a lot of time before going to bed. After a while, I went to sleep. Tired, too tired. It's as if I finally woke up from a nightmare, and my weak heart suffered such heinous destruction. For a middle-aged reader, the descriptions in the book are both clear and true, and they happen to be similar in frequency to Mr. Blackstone, and the sense of substitution is real and powerful.

In my opinion, this whole book describes the conflict and struggle, gain and loss of a person's inner world. All the tasks in the book are anthropomorphic experiences of Rhett or the author's inner desires and rules, indulgence and responsibility, hope and confusion.

Although Rhett was involved in one thing after another in these four days, and the timetable was mentioned many times, this long-lost timetable never appeared and never helped Rhett.

The embarrassment and pain of middle-aged people come to the fore. What hurts is not the pain itself, but the persistence and almost infinite persistence of the painful state, which may be the real name without comfort.