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Nov 15, 2012
Anne Charnock
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it was amazing
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Ishiguro’s signature technique is to tell a story through an unreliable narrator. It works to perfection in this present-day dystopia. Kathy, the main character, recalls episodes from her childhood. The reader has to negotiate around her incomplete explanations until the central truth of her life is revealed about one-third into the book. Never Let Me Go is a close observation of childhood and a deeply upsetting book questioning what Ishiguro describes as the ancient question: what is it to be h
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I started reading this book with high expectations because of all the rave reviews. Its a good book but the whole backstory is revealed far too early and the "shocking" ending is just dull. Sorry but 4 stars, though I really wanted to give it 5
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Also one I had been looking forward too since it dealt with cloning. Such a waste of a good storyline. Didn't deliver the way I wanted it to.
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Apr 08, 2013
Parth
marked it as to-read
Apr 16, 2013
Ash Bruce
marked it as to-read
