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

Red, a famous musician, was invited to attend a performance called "Thursday Night" in a small city in Central Europe. The story spans four days from his departure to his departure for another place, which corresponds to the four parts of the book.

During these four days, all kinds of people and things happened every day. At first, they thought it was strange. Because the author is clever and cruel, he gives clues in a roundabout way and entangles the reader like a spider's web, and you will gradually feel that this is a story like hell.

There is no exaggerated description, full of absurd logic and false expectations. If I spend a few days with these crazy people in this small town like a madhouse, it will only take minutes for my fragile little heart to collapse.

The author of this book is kazuo ishiguro, a famous Japanese-English novelist. Kazuo ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan. 1960, his family moved to England because of his father's work. It was 30 years before they went to Japan again. Won the famous Booker prize in English literature; Nominated for Booker Prize for many times. Kazuo ishiguro graduated from East Anglia University with a major in creative writing. Together with Rudy and Naipaul, he is also called "the three outstanding immigrants in British literary world". His style is famous for its exquisiteness 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. In order to save some energy for the spoiler, let's first list the main characters:

「 ? Day 1 day "

As soon as the space was opened, Rhett came out. It was a play:

When Rhett arrived in town, he met Gustav, an old welcome. 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 everyone Rhett met showed great respect for his manners, which revealed Rhett's reputation 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, the old usher. It is also very wonderful, it is said that:

Go and communicate with his daughter and see if she and her grandson have any difficulties. Mr. Rhett was invited because he has a halo. If it were Mr. Reid, of course he could do it. For some reason, Gustav and her daughter Sophie stopped talking a long time ago.

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

Rhett took the children everywhere and didn't come home until evening. That's Stephen's car. He went to see Miss Collins (the ex-wife of conductor brodsky) for brodsky, but there was nothing he could do about the drunkard. So Rhett and the children followed two tired cars back to the hotel and arranged for Boris to live in the next room.

Late at night, Sophie suddenly appeared and didn't apologize too much for the disappearance of the day.

Rhett's frustration and anger this day can no longer be controlled. I didn't say another word to the receptionist, 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 let Rhett buy an old book left by his grown-up son. At the time of the film screening, someone finally recognized Rhett and started another dialogue mixed with pathological logic. Finally, the conversation could not continue, so Rhett left for another late-night party. The focus of the party was the death of Bruno, broschi's dog.

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

But for broschi, dogs are still dogs:

Finally, when everyone waited respectfully for Rhett to speak, he almost had a nervous breakdown and said something incomprehensible:

After returning to the hotel, he listened to Stephen's performance for a while and went back to his room to sleep.

「 ? The next day "

At the beginning of the next day, Rhett recalled that Boris was his and Sophie's child.

As a result, in the middle of breakfast, when taking Boris to his apartment to find something, Rhett was accidentally interrupted by others. From the first few minutes, a reporter and photographer couldn't take him to take a taxi, so he had to take a tram to a specific place to take photos and interview.

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

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

So he promised Fiona to go to her apartment as soon as the interview was over. But in fact, after standing with the reporter this time, his actual action was to take Boris to the old house to find something. I didn't find it when I got to the old apartment.

Then Rhett drives to Fiona's house, and her two friends are 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 was very angry at this time, but fate somehow played a trick on him:

When she turned back to her original place, Sophie appeared, and at this time everyone's formation arrangement was to go to Kavensky Gallery at once. The family of three set off. 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 period of time.

But the good times didn't last long, and Rhett chose to escape and return to the hotel to end this tired second day:

「 ? The third day "

Rhett is going to visit Miss Collins early in the morning. As a result, Miss Collins is also very busy, surrounded by a bunch of people, and can't communicate at all.

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

Sophie and Boris were there when Rhett returned to the hotel. Sophie also asked Rhett to comfort Boris, who was depressed, but Rhett was reluctant, and his sense of crisis for the upcoming performance increased sharply. He hasn't touched the piano for several days now because of the accidents. 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 weird piano practice room:

Because of the noise, Rhett couldn't do any exercise and finally had to quit. Just then, 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 to practice. Of course, under this appearance, Hoffman also talked about him, his wife and many troubles in his life, and revealed that the husband and wife lacked confidence in their son's performance tomorrow.

In contrast, encouraging Steve after Rhett's training is what a parent should do. After the plot slows down, Rhett passes by the cemetery and foresees a bunch of citizens attending the funeral. Then going to the concert hall to have a look, found that:

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

Finally, the exhausted Rhett fell asleep on the warm and shimmering sofa in the pub, but he was very comfortable with orange and a slight musty smell, ending the third day.

「 ? The fourth day "

This day is the day when Rhett comes to town to participate in "Thursday night" activities. Despite the twists and turns, Rhett arrived at the concert hall early. In this important link, various dramas occur frequently, which makes people sweat for the sole purpose of the book.

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

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

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

Finally, Boris acted as a mouthpiece 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 to the stage to command, and his trouser legs were always empty. And puzzling explained:

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

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

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

At the end of the book, Sophie said goodbye to Boris and Rhett with a little resentment. Rhett is serving an authentic buffet on a strange tram to prepare for his next trip:

「 ? Selfish humanity "

Although Rhett, the male pig's foot, was set as a famous musician as soon as he appeared, he was also respected and treated with courtesy, but it was actually an illusion on the surface. When he really wants others to provide some help and understanding, people begin to get serious and naturally refuse, interrupt and change his needs. The ugly essence of human selfishness is fully displayed, no, it is simply displayed in the bone marrow, ugly and smelly.

The most suffocating thing in this article is the way of communication between people: without exception, all the long speeches are full of richness and clarity, and the paragraphs are wonderful descriptions and various reasons that shock feelings.

But in the end, the purpose is too strong, and they all interact with the protagonist Rhett from the utilitarian point of view, because everyone wants something from him. Ignoring his position (if any, it is polite), no matter who it is, no matter which narrative is mixed with the perfect reason of rape and moral kidnapping, he selfishly asks Rhett for help.

「 ? Indifferent feelings "

A complete highlight. Red, 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 between the guest and the waiter. Although there is a lot of interaction and politeness. But the more so, the more people tremble. Gustav also asked Rhett to help his daughter Sophie, who didn't talk to her daughter very much, solve some difficulties. As for why they don't talk to each other, there are also explanations:

Rhett doesn't remember Sophie and her son Boris. It was not until the second chapter (when I woke up the next day, the whole book had passed 1/4) that I brought out a sentence, my child, that's all. Although Rhett has taken care of his son many times in the book, most of them are polite and human, and there is no obvious affection in them at first. With the subsequent development, family ties have picked up somewhat, and parents who are not very healthy are also vaguely shown. Finally, in the chaotic reality, until Rhett finally set off for the next place, he obviously felt that this relationship could be abandoned.

As for Sophie, not only is her whereabouts vague, but as a mother, she sometimes leaves her son behind. But judging from her manners, she is an elegant and handsome woman, and also has the responsibility of being a mother. 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 was angry because she didn't know if his father wanted her coat.

「 ? Cowardly self. "

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

On the third day, when Rhett and Fiona visited, this cowardice became more and more serious. In the next long space, Rhett wants to introduce himself and support Fiona. Under various interruptions and Rhett's inexplicable voice, although he tried many times, he failed in the end. Finally, Rhett got discouraged, gave up trying, ran out of the door and failed completely.

After reading this book, there is still a lot of time before going to bed. After a while, I decided to go to bed. Tired, too tired. It's as if I finally woke up from a nightmare, and my fragile mind suffered such appalling destruction. For a middle-aged reader, the description in the book is clear and true, and it happens to be close to Mr. Blackstone's frequency, and the sense of substitution is real and powerful.

In my opinion, this whole book describes the conflicts and struggles, gains and losses in one'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 the whirlpool of 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.

Middle-aged people's embarrassment and pain hit their faces. What hurts is not the pain itself, but the persistence and almost infinite persistence of the state of pain, which may be the origin of the name comfort.

So Rhett chose to escape, forget and give up to deal with everything around him, and finally only the feeling of numbness was saved.

At the same time, in this almost nightmare process, we also saw the repeated struggles of the protagonist Rhett. Although the effect is bleak, there are also some achievements. In addition, the recognition of his son is also full of faint hope in sadness.

Ten years the devil ten years God, for human nature, for our hearts, only one sentence Gustav, who represents responsibility in the story, said to his grandson is the conclusion of this article: