Bonni's Book Reviews

Never Let Me Go is a weird, oddly compelling, quick read. Though it was a quick 288 pages, it was not necessarily an easy read. It is the story of a young woman named Kathy and her experiences growing up in a "boarding schoolish" building. This novel is written from the point of view of Kathy in the present looking back at her time and reminiscing with recently reunited friends from her past. She starts to look back and slowly realize that their time at school was maybe not quite normal compared to most people.

This book is written almost like a journal, with an informal sounding voice. While I can understand why Ishiguro wrote it this way, at times it left me wanting more. I got frustrated with being lost and unsure where the story was leading, and which hints of information were important to the big picture. While this book kept me reading and waiting to see when the ball would drop and all would be revealed, I was somewhat unimpressed with the ending. It was rather unsatisfying with nothing really feeling totally resolved. Overall I would say if you are into kind of odd sci-fi reality this would be a great book to give a try.

Let me know in the comments if you have read this book or anything like it!