Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

360 pages first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

fiction dystopian literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Hailsham seems like a pleasant English boarding school, far from the influences of the city. Its students are well tended and supported, trained in art and literature, and become just the sort of people the world wants them to be. But, curiously, ...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 104,999 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

emotional: 67%

sad: 66%

dark: 54%

mysterious: 47%

challenging: 23%

tense: 13%

hopeful: 6%

adventurous: 4%

inspiring: 3%

funny: 1%

informative: 1%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
64% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

53% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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