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A review by dreaminfables
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.0
“We took away your art because we thought it would reveal your souls. Or to put it more finely, we did it to prove you had souls at all.”
The best way to read this book is to know absolutely nothing about it.
From a reader's perspective, imagine yourself seated next to a peculiar stranger on a lonely park bench. It is a gloomy day with overcast skies. You've made some small talk and just as you're about to leave they start talking about their former life which at first makes little sense but is intriguing enough that you do not leave just yet. As they speak from memory, the details of the tale feel hazy and unreliable. Slowly their tale captivates you, it sometimes mirrors your deepest fears and feelings and the stranger starts feeling a bit more familiar.
Yes, that's exactly how it felt like reading this book.
The writing style is very conversational and it has worked very well for the core theme of the book, I'd daresay. It makes the narrative more intimate and I love this aspect of the novel and can tell why it is so popular.
I enjoyed my time reading this book and the last fifty pages or so were well done as they brought the novel to a full circle and didn't let me down.
The best way to read this book is to know absolutely nothing about it.
From a reader's perspective, imagine yourself seated next to a peculiar stranger on a lonely park bench. It is a gloomy day with overcast skies. You've made some small talk and just as you're about to leave they start talking about their former life which at first makes little sense but is intriguing enough that you do not leave just yet. As they speak from memory, the details of the tale feel hazy and unreliable. Slowly their tale captivates you, it sometimes mirrors your deepest fears and feelings and the stranger starts feeling a bit more familiar.
Yes, that's exactly how it felt like reading this book.
The writing style is very conversational and it has worked very well for the core theme of the book, I'd daresay. It makes the narrative more intimate and I love this aspect of the novel and can tell why it is so popular.
I enjoyed my time reading this book and the last fifty pages or so were well done as they brought the novel to a full circle and didn't let me down.