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Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

Start date: May 1, 2014

Finish date: May 31, 2014

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Jan 01, 2013 Nadine in NY Jones rated it it was ok

Shelves: authors-i-don-t-ever-want-to-read-a, everyone-loved-it-except-me, audio, 1001-books, literary-schmiterary

Recommended for fans of Everything I Never Told You, another slow rambling book that others found deeply emotional, but I just hated.

Everything about this book annoyed me. The funny thing is, I didn't think it was bad, exactly; it's well-written, and different enough to be memorable. But I hated it, hated every moment of it ... hated every character, hated all the endless details, hated the rambling style, hated the Britishisms and constant mentions of Hailsham. This was a hate read for me.

This Recommended for fans of Everything I Never Told You, another slow rambling book that others found deeply emotional, but I just hated.

Everything about this book annoyed me. The funny thing is, I didn't think it was bad, exactly; it's well-written, and different enough to be memorable. But I hated it, hated every moment of it ... hated every character, hated all the endless details, hated the rambling style, hated the Britishisms and constant mentions of Hailsham. This was a hate read for me.

This book is like going to someone's high school reunion as a first date: you don't know any of these people, and you don't give a crap about their reminiscing stories, you're just praying you have enough alcohol to make it to the end.

I admit to rolling my eyes every time she goes on about that stupid song, Never Let Me Go, and every time she goes on about her sexual urges and having sex, in the most ridiculously clinical detail.

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Review from my first try, back in ~2014ish, when I DNF'ed - my opinion did not change this second time around, in 2017, when I finished it:
I'm having a hard time with the rambling style of this one - I find myself skimming and skipping. I keep hoping that eventually I'll get drawn into the story, but so far (and I'm not really very far in) I hate Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy. ...more

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Feb 06, 2010 Erin (NY) rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own, read-in-2010, book-club

I really liked this book. The writing style was beautiful, and the main character was just so interesting! I liked how the author more or less gets into Kathy's head and you see everything from her perspective. I loved how realistic the characters were, despite of what/who they were. It also brings up some very interesting issues in society, like why/if what they are doing in this book may ever be possible and acceptable. ...more

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Mar 16, 2007 mstan rated it it was ok

Shelves: british, coming-soon-sanctuary

This is one of those books that received rave reviews and that all the people whose taste I highly respect like, but which just left me kind of cold...

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