Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro | One of the Best Books I've Ever Read

Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro | Disturbing

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Never Let Me Go

	Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro Knopf, 2005 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 236 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

One of the Best Books I've Ever Read

Time Magazine put this in their Top 100 English Language Books.
I certainly agree.

There are many lengthy reviews here, and I'd suggest you read them. As a result I'll keep mine short.

Read this book.
Don't fear the sci-fi sound of it, Ishiguro really doesn't deal with any science at all, just consequences. There's nothing confusing in the science, and the book is by no means a science fiction work (in fact, the poor reviews I've read for the book all come from science fiction websites disappointed by it.)

This is a book of life, of humanity, and of loss.
It's told extremely well, and you'll find yourself really caring for the narrator. She feels real, not like a cliche, not like a character, but real.

Read this book.

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Disturbing

This book was so well written, the subject matter so unusual, and the story itself so riveting that I read it almost straight thru. However, it was ulitimately very painful and disturbing ......much like George Orwell's "1984". A book I would highly recommend reading - but only once.

Not True but Truthfull

I am not a novel reader because after I read most novels, I feel that I have wasted my time. However, this is not true with this novel.

Ishiguro is a masterful story teller. He has told a story in a gentle elegant manner that tells us somwthing about our human nature. The human interactions and the trials of living in close quarters are all too real.

I advise future readers to read this carefully and reflect. This is not a trash airport novel

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Disappointing

Thematically similar to Remains of the Day, yet lacks the understated beauty that makes that novel a classic. Characters sometimes flat; bland prose. An interesting read on its own, but pales in comparison to Ishiguro's other work.

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