Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Never Let Me Go
Book Review: Great pace, great original storyline...
Summary: 4 Stars
at first I was like "Oh I've heard this before", but I was SO wrong. This is a great tale...it has a great pace and you really get a sense of the characters as well as connect with them. You will move through this one pretty fast and I definitely recommend it. I will be looking for more titles from this author.Book Review: Beautifully heartbreaking
Summary: 5 Stars
The title of this work just said, "You must read this; it will be difficult, but read it." And that was so true. I purchased the book, not fully understanding what it was about or how it would unfold. I loved the author and trusted that it would be a worthwhile journey but still let the book sit on the shelf until I felt brave enough to venture in.
From the first page you know that there is something that you don't know. You are told the "where" and the "when" and yet you know that the story of these lives is much more complicated. The mystery compels you to continue reading until you are completely committed to the characters; you are right there with them as the truth and tragedy of their lives is revealed. The story is crafted to be incredibly personal and yet it deals with huge issues that we, as a scientific society on our current path, must thoughtfully consider. The manner in which the author weaves the question of humanity and the soul with the intimate lives of these people is both profound and brilliant.
Book Review: A warning
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm an Ishiguro fan, and found this to be among his best books. But it is also the most upsetting one I can remember reading - uncomfortably close to reality in this country where some lives are worth so much more than others, and the very rich actually do travel to less "developed" countries to buy organs. (I can't imagine why other reviewers said it was preposterous!) I identified with and grew more and more fond of the narrator, so I tried to deny the reality of her role in life until it became impossible to escape. I'm an English professor with a high degree of tolerance for miserable books, but I was devastated, had nightmares for weeks, and still refuse to discuss it lest I return to that state. In short, although I admire this book and marvel at the author's ability to write in so many different ways and inhabit such different characters, I cannot recommend it to anyone but completely impervious readers.Book Review: Zzzzzzzz.....
Summary: 2 Stars
Wow. If you want a book that never EVER comes to a climax, this is the book for you. Honestly one of the most boring books I have ever read. It had a slow start, a slow middle, and right up until the last page...SLOW. I had to finish it because it was my book club read. Ugh. If you want to torture yourself read this book. This book could have been written in about 1/2 the amount of pages used. It does not evoke one amount of emotion in my body. I'm not sure why all the good reviews!?
The book is written in the first person, by Kathy and all she does is talk about what she says to another character, how she felt when she said it, before she said it and after she said it. And, then talks about the other character's response, how she THINKS they felt, how they really felt and years later how one thing she said had an effect. Bored yet? That's the ENTIRE book.
Book Review: Thought-provoking and highly moving
Summary: 4 Stars
A disturbing book, which I had not expected to like as much as I did. I don't want to reveal plot details here, but I knew enough about the plot before reading the book to have some misgivings. But I was drawn in to care about what happened to the characters. Despite the potential for bleakness, this book actually had the opposite effect on me, and I found it quite uplifting (though very sad) by the time I finished it.
Ishiguro's writing is beautiful, as always.