Reviews

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

cyngapore's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

amyingomar'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? No

3.75

bittersweet_symphony's review against another edition

5.0

Haunting. The story lingers with you, making you grateful for your humanity but heart-broken at the ways in which we steal innocence from each other when trying to shelter others from reality. Told with intentional hollowness, while the ending revelations hold you chillingly to the final page. Those who loved The Giver as a child will appreciate this mature treatment of similar themes. It leaves you unresolved, forced to wrestle with your own answers to the big questions.

clumsyknees's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.0

_bxllxe_'s review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

delgremmyaward's review against another edition

4.0

3.5

darkmatter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

4.5

the plot unfurls beautifully  as you read and the conceit raised really interesting moral questions!! also, made me cry on a plane for the first time

gchaudh's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

An instant contemporary classic. Probably my all time favorite Ishiguro book. As you get drawn into the character’s lives through the delicate and beautiful writing, you can’t shake the feeling that you’re unveiling a deeper story about something dark and deeply horrific. This is my favorite kind of sci fi—literary, deeply moving, and undeniably human. 

malakhkelevra's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

alivotta's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

3.5