Review: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

The good

• Great writing, as is always the case with Ishiguro.
• Dark, dystopian, frighteningly real premise that keeps you thinking for a long time.
• Wonderful exploration of memory, childhood, humanity, the value of life, and how people treat each other. Ishiguro has a gift for the things that are felt, but often unsaid.

The not so good

• Very slow moving book. It takes a long time to get going and a long time to wrap up.
• The “big reveal” is easy to guess. Perhaps it’s supposed to be?

Overall

Not a perfect book—it doesn’t quite hit the high notes of “The Remains of the Day”—but still well worth a read.

Rating: 4 stars