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5.0 out of 5 stars A recommended read, May 4 2005
By Paul Chana (Berlin, Germany) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Never Let Me Go (Hardcover)
NEVER LET ME GO stands out as one of the most remarkable books I have ever read. It is difficult to say whether this book is sci-fi or plain fiction. Whatever, it is unique in the sense that it would satisfies any high-minded reader who is versed with present day developments and what could happen in the future. The lesson learnt is that the meaning of life is best achieved when we find joy, joy which comes from the soul. That joy from the soul surpasses blind faith, unsubstantiated materialism and an idealistic purpose of life that is based on discrimination. Ishiguro successfully weaved this story through characters that we can easily relate to, characters who in their pathetic states mirror man at the height of his false sense of achievement. In its portrayal of the futility of life, I got reminded of DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, FRANKENSTEIN, UNCONSOLED. This is a recommended read for a deep-thinking person.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A recommended read, Mar 20 2006
By PAUL (GERMANY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
NEVER LET ME GO stands out as one of the most remarkable books I have ever read. It is difficult to say whether this book is sci-fi or plain fiction. Whatever, it is unique in the sense that it would satisfies any high-minded reader who is versed with present day developments and what could happen in the future. The lesson learnt is that the meaning of life is best achieved when we find joy, joy which comes from the soul. That joy from the soul surpasses blind faith, unsubstantiated materialism and an idealistic purpose of life that is based on discrimination. Ishiguro successfully weaved this story through characters that we can easily relate to, characters who in their pathetic states mirror man at the height of his false sense of achievement. In its portrayal of the futility of life, I got reminded of DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, FRANKENSTEIN, UNCONSOLED. This is a recommended read for a deep-thinking person.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting., April 20 2008
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This is not romance or just a philosophical story. There is a bit of both, but they're not the focus of the story, and anyway you'll walk away feeling empty and heartbroken and just... sad for these kids who grow up with hope and getting nothing in return. This is a powerful, heartwrenching story about the future of humans and how far we'll go to be "healthy", how selfish and how barbarian we'll be - if this comes to be. And, honestly, I have no doubt we might come to that.

It's a philosophical essay disguised as fiction-telling, and I think that's what gives it so much more credence. Instead of just talking about medicinal cloning, Ishiguro goes right at the heart of the subject, showing what it'll do to humanity.

The title, based on a song in the book, goes right at the heart of this book. Why are we so selfish? Why don't we accept others? These people accept each other, why don't we accept them for being more than just medical benefits?

My sister lent this to me one day when I was staying with her, telling me I might like it. She was so right. I finished it in one evening - all 300-so pages of it in a few hours. And I think I cried a bit.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but nothing special
I read this book about a year ago but what is prompting me to write a review now is that I saw this book included on the Times list of the 100 best books since 1923. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Lyra Tallis

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting and truly moving
The unassuming account of Kathy H about her youth is filled with unspoken sadness, longing and a strong sense of resignation. Read more
Published on Oct 5 2007 by ginger snaps

3.0 out of 5 stars Makes you think
In the beginning, I just couldn't work out who these young people were nor the kind of place they were living at. Read more
Published on Sep 5 2007 by I LOVE BOOKS

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best by Ishiguro
Like many great novels, this succeeds through its combination of strangeness and familiarity. While the characters experience emotions and some of the usual event of youth with... Read more
Published on Jun 16 2007 by Gouldstar

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read
Never Let Me Go is a subtle novel that touches on all the beautiful yet dark aspects of human conscience. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2007 by Andrew

5.0 out of 5 stars I won't
I'd read another of this author's works, and was surprised at how different NEVER LET ME GO was, or could be, from what he'd previously done. Read more
Published on Feb 1 2007 by Naguchi

5.0 out of 5 stars Madame's Mysterious Gallery
Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki in 1954 and came to Britain at the age of five. He was awarded the OBE in 1995 and the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1998... Read more
Published on Jan 22 2007 by Craobh Rua

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and thought provoking
I enjoy Ishiguro's books and this is another interesting, thoughtful read. I sympathize with those reviewers who felt a little underwhelmed. Read more
Published on Oct 25 2006 by Rob Nicol

1.0 out of 5 stars Profoundly Disappointing
It's hard to believe an author as good as Ishiguro could write an endlessly boring, tiresome novel such as this, which is a short story pretending to be a book. Read more
Published on Sep 16 2006 by Road King

3.0 out of 5 stars worth reading, but not if you're a one book a monther
This book is good but, for me, it didn't live up to the hype. It is well written, but I never got that "I can't put this book down" sense until the last 50 pages or so... Read more
Published on Mar 14 2006 by coastalslacker

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