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Originally Posted by issybird
I haven't watched the Ishiguro video yet and I may not. I don't care what an author thinks of his work or what he was trying to convey. If he has to spell it out, then it was a failure (for me, obviously, and maybe I was just obtuse). I'm a staunch adherent of the school that says that a work has to stand on its own merits.
That said, if I liked and/or valued a work, I'm generally interested in an author's take on it and perhaps it will deepen my understanding of it. But the author's comments won't change a book I didn't like into one I do.
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Personally I couldn't agree more, though others do take a different view. I did watch the video well after I read the book, and quite frankly I don't think the author achieved what he set out to do.