Reviews

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

rcagz's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

ethanhkelly's review against another edition

Like seemingly all Ishiguro's, the novel deals heavily with memory and time past; this one in particular, however, deals with childhood memories, a distinctly more emotional topic, and one that hasn't been touched upon in his other novels that I have read. The sci-fi premise is admittedly not the most intriguing and fails to fulfill the expected twist in certain areas, but its broader implications cover the themes Ishiguro was going for nonetheless. While this totally feels like his attempt at a more digestible, widely appealing novel, he is a master of crafting human characters whose every action resonates, thus, it's still definitely worth a read.

booksanddopamine's review against another edition

3.0

An interesting idea that was quietly revealed throughout the book, but unfortunately that's all it was for me. The book was too quiet and the characters too one-dimensional leaving me bored. I wanted more. 

getthatbagel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

libbysbooks03's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

lucygwrites's review against another edition

1.0

Why does my school pick the worst summer reading??

averagereadin's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

2.0

isabellamcrae's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

brisk28's review against another edition

4.0

I don’t know what it is about this book, there’s just something so hauntingly beautiful about the writing that makes reading this worth it.

It’s one of those books, for me at least, that was okay in the moment, but took a minute to sink in after I finished it.

4 1/2 ⭐️

1r1reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0