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A review by lovethethief
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.0
4.5
“We took away your art because we thought it would reveal your souls. Or to put it more finely, we did it to prove you had souls at all.”
This book evoked emotions in me that a book hasn't brought up in a long time. There is this rawness about Ishiguro’s writing that seems so vulnerable to me. The characters were realistic to me. They weren’t perfect and their flaws were real and are things that I’ve seen in people I know and in myself. While I do love fantastical and unrealistic characters, I need the balance of characters with scars. The themes and understanding of what makes us human and soulful was so impactful to me.
“We took away your art because we thought it would reveal your souls. Or to put it more finely, we did it to prove you had souls at all.”
This book evoked emotions in me that a book hasn't brought up in a long time. There is this rawness about Ishiguro’s writing that seems so vulnerable to me. The characters were realistic to me. They weren’t perfect and their flaws were real and are things that I’ve seen in people I know and in myself. While I do love fantastical and unrealistic characters, I need the balance of characters with scars. The themes and understanding of what makes us human and soulful was so impactful to me.