Reviews

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

anusha30's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

mooseinlowlight's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

the last few chapters of this book made the first many worth it...but the first 3/4 are so slow and mysterious I almost didn't have it in me to follow through to the end. 

I'm not really a fan of when an author dances around an idea for a whole book without ever telling the reader what's up, but like I guess I can see the appeal sometimes.  The reveal at the end puts the whole rest of the book in a new light...but we get that glimpse at the world and then it's over. I get left wanting to know more lol.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

a_blade_of_grass_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Fuck Ruth

jco6727's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-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

2.5

krb97's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

salman_israr's review against another edition

5.0

Never let me go...

vzarlb's review against another edition

4.0

slow at first but once i got hooked it became really intriguing. the ending made me really sentimental and genuinely made me question what it meant to be human despite my initial skepticism to the reviews.

definitely not for everyone but i liked it.

dphillips's review against another edition

3.0

A very interesting and unique book. The author doesn't completely hide the destined fates of the characters throughout the book. Which are unfathomable. It's the how and why that are the mystery.

gramsay's review against another edition

4.0

solid 4 star character-driven book. the whole concept was really interesting and i likes how it was told in reflection as the narrator looked back at her life and she cool identify the through lines that she didn’t see in the moment. 

samline's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0