Reviews

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

vic_the_postie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

paintsandreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

maxathousnd's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I don’t think I fully grasped the situation and the world in this but it did leave me with something. To me this book was about purpose, trying to find what makes you happy, trying to answer all the questions you have, trying to be happy, and hoping that as you get older things will getter better, clearer. I’m sure that I’ll be thinking about this book for a while, and have my own questions. Just not sure if I want them answered. 

samcuttle's review against another edition

5.0

kazuo ishiguro, please know you have my heart forever

picklepig245's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

hannah_trang's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

A nostalgic and well paced page-turner set in dystopian society. This book has truly moved me and was extremely thought provoking. 

Would recommend to many people, but not all as it can be a bit slow at times. A book that you read on a rainy day. 8.5/10. Recommended by Libby. 

readingmakesuhot's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

chll_momchil's review against another edition

5.0

"Сякаш наистина сме го знаели предварително" - описва цялата реалност на романа и неизбежния край

timinbc's review against another edition

2.0

Some folks think an author can build tension by not telling the reader key things. That may be possible sometimes, but not here. This book is just tedious despite its shortness. I was going to say "brevity" but that just doesn't seem right for a book that moves so slowly.

As a heavy reader of science fiction, I am always annoyed when a mainstream writer tackles a theme that has already been thoroughly explored in SF. As seems to be the case here, the mainstreamer too often proceeds as if no one had ever thought about until now.

This story slowly explores one aspect of a certain thing, in a small section of a not-quite-ours society that is otherwise left unexplored. That's the author's privilege, but I don't have to like it. Other authors have given us all that is here, plus a look at the society around the characters, how it came to be and how it is stressed by the situation.

With my reading background, I figured out what was going on very early. Maybe everyone did, and maybe the author expected us to.

Conclusion: this is a little bijou of a story, and I found it dull.

johanmirfin's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

2.0