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sydneyyylove's review against another edition
4.0
I didn’t think this was sci-fi. I mean it was. But it was a love story at heart. The love story between two friends, a slow burn type of love.
For me, it was a little slow at times because I wanted their romance to be the young love troupe thing. But Ishiguro sculpted their relationship so beautifully. By the end I was heartbroken for these two people.
Kathy was such a layered protagonist. For example, her friendship with Ruth. There were so many moments where I was thinking to myself, “Ruth is such a bad friend, Ruth is mean” but there were definitely times where I remained friends with people even though we were mean to each other at times. The relationships were realistic and fully developed. For this reason, I think the science fiction takes the backseat with this book. It’s a story about friendship and love and resilience.
For me, it was a little slow at times because I wanted their romance to be the young love troupe thing. But Ishiguro sculpted their relationship so beautifully. By the end I was heartbroken for these two people.
Kathy was such a layered protagonist. For example, her friendship with Ruth. There were so many moments where I was thinking to myself, “Ruth is such a bad friend, Ruth is mean” but there were definitely times where I remained friends with people even though we were mean to each other at times. The relationships were realistic and fully developed. For this reason, I think the science fiction takes the backseat with this book. It’s a story about friendship and love and resilience.
ilovarjulija's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
plastron's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
emmasalas_7's review against another edition
3.0
ok this has got to be the best school book i've ever read..i really really liked it
dsmw_reads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
amccauley1's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
4.0
ichicysf's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-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? Yes
4.0
cmayes's review against another edition
I don't want to read about "donors" who need "carers" because they often don't survive long after the donations.