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Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

Start date: May 1, 2014

Finish date: May 31, 2014

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Jun 11, 2011 Micha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: to-be-acquired, books-2011, favorites

I loved this book. It made me FEEL in a way a book hasn't in a long time and I had long conversations about it with multiple people because I couldn't stop thinking about it. It had so much heart but managed to leave me with so many questions and so much sadness and loss but also hope and lovely nostalgia. It is a terrific book and there are few people I couldn't recommend it to, but I can't think of one just now...

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Oct 15, 2010 Rebekah rated it liked it

Shelves: 1001-import, genre-fantasy, genre-book-club, genre-contemporary, genre-literature, genre-novels, genre-science-fiction, genre-adult, genre-literary-fiction, genre-science-fiction-fantasy

I read through this book fairly quickly, but was never able to get fully involved or invested in the characters or the story. It kept feeling like a big bombshell was about to drop, and when it did, it was not very exciting, because it was pretty obvious from the beginning what was going on. I think I would've preferred a book about the complicated relationships and dynamics occurring at a British boarding school over the overwrought "science fiction" twist of this story. ...more

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Sep 23, 2010 Jenifer rated it liked it

Shelves: 1001-books, dystopian

I know this book is listed on many of the "100 books you should read before you die" lists but I think another 25-50 pages of character details would have allowed me to connect even more with Kathy and Tommy. ...more

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