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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

187 reviews

madelynmonet's review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

A lot of things that drove me crazy about this book were definitely intentional, stylistic choices. I hated the all caps, the limited first person narration and the way the sentences were almost child-like. That being said, I think all these things matched the theme and added to the dystopian level creepiness. Overall it was well-written and an interesting critique on society.

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elderwoodreads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Read this on recommendation from a friend and I'm so glad I did. Normally I'm weary of highly awarded literary authors as I fear their work will go over my head but this was the perfect level for what I wanted. I plan on reading all of Ishiguro's backlog at some point.

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annie_brewer's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.5

(BASIC NOTES) Writing style is haphazard and diary-like which I found jarring sometimes, but the characters are intracately constructed. Plot is a bit jumpy which was sometimes confusing, but the ending which tied up meaning was beautiful and devastating...

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jvbook_reader's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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carmentxx's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

never let me go has always been a novel that people have generally said is pretty good and a must read. i will say that i feel a little disappointed in it, only in that it was built up so much and it didn’t reach what i thought it would be. maybe if i didn’t have a preconceived notion of it i would think it was pretty alright. at the core of this novel is the love between three friends who are as close as family, both love wise and fighting wise. for this reason i think this novel would have been better suited to a 3 person pov style. i didn’t find Kathy to be a particularly interesting protagonist and I found Ruth and Tommy to be much more engaging. still, not a bad novel. just a bit too slow and on the edge of boring for me.

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osteele98's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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imaginefishes's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The style of writing is simple and straightforward as the narrator tells you about her life growing up, then as a medical care worker. It's a dystopia, yes, but the overall story feels not so much disturbing as it does mildly nostalgic and tinged with bittersweetness. It's well-written, and tells the story of an exploited clone girl growing up, managing her (complex and honestly, somewhat toxic) relationships, finding her place in the world, and how she faces the indeliable truth that her life was created solely for the purpose of serving others, be it as a donor or a care worker for the donors.

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maiahhtratchh's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

I wouldn’t say this book is plot or character driven as much as it is thematically driven. The book is so mysterious throughout but I still feel at the end that there were no real insights made and nothing was resolved.

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maelikesbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Might stare at a wall and cry for the rest of the day

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moongelli's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

left with an indescribable empty feeling; saddened but less of a "moved-to-tears" sad & more of a "inevitability of the end" melancholia. first to leave, last to complete — bearing the weight of one who remembers all.

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