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A review by book_concierge
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.0
The students at Hailsham are special. Kept isolated from the outside, nurtured, educated and encouraged to find ways to express their creativity and maintain excellent health, they are nevertheless kept in the dark about their purpose in life. Little by little, they piece together the clues to discover their intended purpose in life.
Ishiguro creates a dystopian society that seems idyllic at first; he introduces the reader to the horrible reality a little at a time, so that you are seduced by the “normalcy” of these students’ lives. But what happens once they leave Hailsham and go out to find their destinies, is what really sets this book apart. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
NOTE: re-read June 2016 - definitely not my favorite genre, but this book really holds up well for me.
Ishiguro creates a dystopian society that seems idyllic at first; he introduces the reader to the horrible reality a little at a time, so that you are seduced by the “normalcy” of these students’ lives. But what happens once they leave Hailsham and go out to find their destinies, is what really sets this book apart. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
NOTE: re-read June 2016 - definitely not my favorite genre, but this book really holds up well for me.