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Nobody writes as beautifully and sadly about repression as Ishiguro. "Never Let Me Go" is a worthy follow-up to the sublime "Remains of the Day". Like "Remains of the Day," "Never Let Me Go" works as a distinct and distinctive look at an individual and his or her surroundings (Stevens, Kathy). Both are in situations where their power is limited-- Stevens must serve an appeaser, a guy who wants to make nice with the Nazis, but has such an ingrained mind-set of servility as glory that he does not
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A heartbreaking story. Lots of feelings in this story. I highly recommend this book. Excellent
This was both an easy and a hard read. The prose moves smoothly and easily and carried me through the story. At the same time, the story is disturbing, and challenged what I think of when I think of humanity. It is reminiscent of Flowers for Algernon to me, in how we can let science get ahead of our human capacity to judge and adapt to it. It is clear early on, that there is horror ahead, but it comes on so gradually that it is only as the characters really grasp it, that it was real for me.
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I am unsettled in a fantastic way after finishing the book. Although the commentary on cloning is subtle, I can't help but think about what it means to be human. The characters in the book know what they are, how much time they have and lack hope, yet they go on to live and cling to friendships and relationships in a juvenile way. I read each page of the book with a little bit of sadness. Really loved it.
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I loved it. Beautiful story.
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