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Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

Start date: January 1, 2014

Finish date: January 31, 2014

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Why we're reading this: Our 1001 Books group read for January 2014.
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Nov 08, 2018 Stil de scriitor rated it liked it · review of another edition

Să nu mă părăsești este o carte bună, are idei interesante, dar nu pot spune că s-a ridicat la nivelul așteptărilor mele. Eu sincer nu prea am înțeles acțiunea cărții și m-a intrigat faptul că mi-aș fi dorit puțin mai mult suspans și acțiune. Repet, este o carte bună, merită să o citiți, părerea mea e subiectivă. Autorul japonez, Kazuo Ishiguro, a luat în 2017 premiul Nobel pentru literatură și vă dați seama că nu oricine reușește așa ceva.

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Jan 04, 2011 Δx Δp ≥ ½ ħ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: i-me-mine, a-day-in-the-life

wow. Bravo Mr. Ishiguro

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May 01, 2010 Corey rated it liked it · review of another edition

"Never Let Me Go" was a well written book with a great premise. The book in my opinion could have been so much better. After getting through 150 pages of bland character developement, and plots that were low key that seemed to go on forever. The writing was the only reason I stuck with it and plus you do have a sense of wonder that something interesting will happen eventually (it did but too late in book). I get what the author was trying to prevail in this book but for me my vested interest wen ...more

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Apr 01, 2017 Pamela rated it liked it

Explores the individual purpose of life for those that are bred only for spare parts to be organ donors. How would society address the care of clones. The have souls, ability to love and inspire yet ultimately their purpose is to advance medicine and science for non-clones. Told through a flashback as protagonist attempts to inform the reader how these donors came to an understanding of their role in this universe.

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Jun 12, 2012 Shell rated it liked it

"Never Let Me Go", dystopian fiction, was written by Kazuo Ishiguro who also wrote "The Remains of the Day" that won the Booker Prize.

The book was listed on '1,001 Books to Read before You Die' and explores the thoughts, feelings and actions of humans who were cloned for the purpose of harvesting their organs. The book addresses many concerns about cloning; including, 'Does a cloned individual have a soul?' ...more

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