Scan barcode
grunbean's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
There are parts of the story that I feel are incomplete. Some of my questions don’t have answers which is frustrating! However, I really enjoyed the story and how it was framed. I will be looking into more Ishiguro.
Moderate: Medical content and Death
Minor: Cancer and Sexual content
grapefruitjuice's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Medical content, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Infertility
Minor: Confinement and Terminal illness
blau_elmo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The way Ishiguro sets up this seemingly normal universe at the start, but sprinkles in these tiny clues throughout the book of the true nature of the tritagonists, makes the pay-off at the end all the more amazing. The ending, in particular, is extremely poignant yet purposeful.
This is my favourite book of all time, for its drawn out human drama, for its tragic elements regarding inevitability, for its brilliant relatability regarding growing up (and the propensity to ignore the world that is bigger than us as teenagers), and its commentary on the ethics of technological advancements. There is a resigned fatalism that veils the entire narrative that grounds the story is realism, one that is crushingly unavoidable and real, regarding the smallness of us human beings.
Minor: Death and Sexual content
mlewis's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Medical content, Death, Bullying, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Xenophobia, and Cancer
marissasa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Infertility
chloecantspell331's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Minor: Sexual content
seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Stalking, Death, Sexual content, Medical content, and Bullying
Minor: Cancer
princessrosepr13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Minor: Sexual content, Death, and Grief
emcheym's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Minor: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual content
klutzy347's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death
Moderate: Infertility, Bullying, and Sexual content