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Book Review
Nov. 5th, 2007 08:24 pmNever Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
I found this book to be deeply engrossing - I could hardly put it down and could barely stop thinking about it once I finished. You could almost say that the title also describes the effect on the reader. Even though this novel is relatively short, there is so much going on and so much to ponder.
Never Let Me Go is the story of Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth, who grew up at a Hailsham, small boarding school in the English countryside, as told by Kathy as she recounts her memories. Ishiguro has an amazing ability to portray childhood and adolescent friendship in a very realistic and nuanced manner. The way these three people relate to each other and how their relationships change over time is so perfectly rendered.
( further discussion requires major spoilers )
by Kazuo Ishiguro
I found this book to be deeply engrossing - I could hardly put it down and could barely stop thinking about it once I finished. You could almost say that the title also describes the effect on the reader. Even though this novel is relatively short, there is so much going on and so much to ponder.
Never Let Me Go is the story of Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth, who grew up at a Hailsham, small boarding school in the English countryside, as told by Kathy as she recounts her memories. Ishiguro has an amazing ability to portray childhood and adolescent friendship in a very realistic and nuanced manner. The way these three people relate to each other and how their relationships change over time is so perfectly rendered.
( further discussion requires major spoilers )
