Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Never Let Me Go
Book Review: Not worth it
Summary: 2 Stars
By the second chapter I was wondering how The Sunday Times could have called this "The year's most remarkable novel", unless this was faint praise and the publisher's had pulled the phrase out of context. By the third chapter the premise of the book was obvious and I kept thinking it might get better. It didn't ... the characters just seem to meander along in an aimless daze letting their fate arrive. I didn't bother to finish the book - I have better things to do.Book Review: Different, but good.
Summary: 4 Stars
Although this isn't a book that I would pick out of the shelf to read on my own, it was recommended by my English teacher, and I was able to read it as part of an assignment.
At first I didn't enjoy the first part of the book because it had a very slow begining and Kazuo Ishiguro likes to keep the reader in question about what it is that is going on in the book. But as the book continues to evolve you start understanding what is going on between the three main characters which are involved in a triangle-shaped friendship.
Once you reach a certain point of the book where everything is making sense and is unraveling, you get interested in the book, and it's one of those that you don't want to put down, because you wanna see what's going to happen next.
The book is mainly about the exploitation of clones and what would happen if we focused on technology and did such a thing, which most people are probably against. It tells the story of a "carer", Kathy, and she shares with us her experience as a child and as she grows up and shares many experiences with Ruth, her dominating friend, and Tommy her "best-guy" friend. The book is full of surprises, and for those of you that have seen the movie, "the Island" it is very similar to it, and if you like science fiction and things like that, I really recommend this book, its a fast, easy read. This book is mostly meant for more adults because of the content that it has, that many parents may not want their younger children to read.
Book Review: Had Potential...
Summary: 3 Stars
When I had to choose a book to read from a list for my English class, this seemed like the most interesting one. When I read the back cover, it sounded really mysterious. I couldn't guess at all what it would be about. You don't actually find out what the book is about until about halfway into it. When I first started reading it, I was so confused, and it tempted me to put the book down. The author just kind of dives right into the story, without introducing characters or a storyline or anything; but that's what the whole book is- figuring everything out. I thought this book had a lot of potential. It was a really good concept, and different from other books about cloning. Once you learn that the characters are clones, though, the story kind of goes downhill. On top of that, without spoiling it, there is a relationship you're expecting to happen the entire time you're reading, and it's never carried out completely. The book wasn't boring, but I thought that overall it was disappointing.Book Review: Interesting and thought provoking, but could have been so much better
Summary: 3 Stars
So, I just finished reading this book about 5 minutes ago. Although I did enjoy it and it held my attention, I think that it could have been much better. Without giving any information away, I was really hoping to have many more of my questions answered at the climax point of the book, but it still keeps the reader very much in the dark. That is fine for some people and it does give the reader the ability to reflect and come to your own conclusions, however I was hoping to be more entertained by the author's answers that never came in the story. All in all, it was quite enjoyable and I will probably loan my copy on to a friend. It is by no means one of the best books that I have ever read, but it was a nice quick read (only 288 pages).Book Review: Can you say "plot hole"?
Summary: 1 Stars
This book was a major disappointment. I was left wondering why these clones, when they found out they were clones and what awaited them, didn't just disappear. They could have got in a car and drove, started a new life, got fake IDs, new identities. Why didn't they? Why did they just except their fate???