Reviews

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

thaurisil's review against another edition

3.0

Perhaps it's because I've already read this once before, a few years ago, and watched the movie as well, but reading this didn't make much of an impact on me. The book is presented as a sort of mystery, where it is slowly revealed to the reader that Kathy, Ruth and Tommy are clones created for the purpose of donating their organs to normal humans who need them. The first time I read this, I felt a kind of horror. But now that I know the premise, reading the book again didn't gave me that same feeling, and I started to notice little annoying things, like how the stories of events are linked in ways that are sometimes contrived, or the way Ishiguro tries to show that Kathy is fully human but ends up presenting her as overly sensitive, thoughtful and wise. Still, the characters are likeable, and there's a wistful atmosphere throughout that tugged at my heart.

martineokuyon's review against another edition

3.0

Kafam bir tık karışık, o yüzden 3,5

annacabrespina's review against another edition

4.0

m’ha agradat molt, l’únic és q he tardat molt a llegir-lo. personatges super ben desenvolupats igual que la trama. d’aquí un temps vull llegir alguna altra coseta de l’ishiguro ;)

jost00's review against another edition

hopeful relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

danilin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Kazou Ishiguro is definitely a nobel prize for literature winner. 

acmarinho3's review against another edition

5.0

Só não terminei este livro em lágrimas, porque estava num local público. Sei que se estivesse em casa me teria desfeito em lágrimas. Estou inquieta, triste e pensativa. A capacidade que este livro tem de mexer com as nossas emoções é onírica e surreal. Acompanhamos o crescimento de Kathy, Tommy e Ruth, três amigos que são educados com um propósito muito específico e que me destruiu o coração quando percebi a crueldade e a agressão que era aos conceitos de corpo, de livre arbítrio e de futuro. Todo o livro é narrado por Kathy através das suas memórias e, apesar de uma distopia, vamos percebendo as relações humanas na sua pura e natural complexidade, as ilusões e inocência da infância, as dúvidas da vida adulta, o desespero pela falta de escolha, a tristeza pelo luto. Acho que se torna claro que o livro se foca muito nas emoções e sentimentos e fiquei encantada com isso. Considero que é sempre um grande e difícil desafio abordar a parte mais subjetiva daquilo que nos faz humanos e, sinceramente, acho que Kazuo Ishiguro o fez muitíssimo bem. Provoca o leitor a refletir sobre a sua vida, a pensar no conformismo e na comodidade, nas ações que pratica, nas preocupações exageradas, no impacto dos acontecimentos banais. Gostava que o final tivesse sido outro, mas ao mesmo tempo sinto que foi o final certo, o mais impactante, o mais emotivo. Por último, algumas das frases são tão belas que dá vontade de as escrever e as emoldurar.

reyemyttap's review against another edition

2.0

When I first read this book, I found nothing particularly special about it. And upon reading it for the 2nd time a few years later, i'm absolutely positive that there's nothing special about it.

It's incredibly hard to connect and relate to most of the characters, especially Kathy, the first person narrator. If we were supposed to be super sad by the end of this book, then Kazuo failed miserably at evoking that emotion. All I felt was glad to have finally finished this book. Too bad, so sad.

inked_finch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.75

afire66's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

jcarbon06's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0