Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

93 reviews

lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

1.5

I'm almost mad that I didn't DNF this. Undoubtedly the most drawn out book I've read in a while and for what? Where does the story lead us? The main character's stream of consciousness forever put me in mind of that Jemima Kirke Instagram story - "I think you guys might be thinking about yourselves too much."

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content

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

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Genocide, Infertility, Abandonment, Ableism, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Murder, Slavery, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Trafficking, and Death

knunderb's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I don't exactly know how I feel about this book. It's really sad and casually horrifying. 

I kept hoping that Tommy and Kathy would run off and hide somewhere, get out of being donors. But they didn't. I kept hoping there would be some kind of takedown of the donation program, but there wasn't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

paradicsomleves's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Confinement, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content, Infertility, and Bullying

eva_vva's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, Blood, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

litliz'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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Infertility, Death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Cancer, Grief, Vomit, and Drug abuse

lunarlxtte's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I actually really enjoyed the story! It was genuinely incredibly interesting following Kathy and her friends and their journey to discovering the truth about their school and their lives, and it truly was a page turner.

It was a bit confusing at times, mainly because of certain phrases or terms used when no explanation has been given prior, but it was okay, as generally it was explained later, or I was able to figure it out eventually.

Definitely recommend for a suspenseful, unique read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual content

caitlin_123a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Ableism, and Infertility

sorkka's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Slavery, Infertility, Classism, Emotional abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual content