Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

12 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

3.5

I had a hard time feeling sympathy for any of the characters, even though they probably deserve more sympathy than most people. I could also see a future where this kind of ethical technology actually comes to fruition. As it is today, part of my job is to help assess the digital ethics of some of our more advanced tech projects for potentially unintended consequences. Would’ve wasted this book higher given the subject matter could be so gripping, but it wasn’t quite, and I think it was because the characters lacked depth. However, that’s part of the genius of this book. After all, it’s hard to develop character when they have a very finite future. Actually, based on this little aha I just had, I’ll readjust to a 4.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

eva_vva's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Grief

mlewis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Xenophobia, and Grief

elefantino's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Blood, and Vomit

skelliecrow's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

The type of forced institutionalization is not what one would consider typical but it's difficult to explain what that content warning means without spoiling the whole thing so just tread cautiously.

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book was really interesting, and for once I kind of guessed some of the twists/reveals ahead of time. I kept expecting the book to get suddenly more intense or sad, and though of course it was sad, I never came close to crying. It's almost like the mystery distracted me from how sad it was. But! Overall it was written well and it's a powerful book. Not sure I'd recommend it, but I definitely don't regret reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Genocide, Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Stalking

ogik's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity

minxtte's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, and Infidelity