A review by lcgerstmann
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

2.0

I really wanted to like this book, I even tried to force myself to like it. Why do this? I got this off the Dystopias and Social Critiques group reading list and was super excited to get started, this being my favorite genere, and I was intrigued by the concept. However, I was disappointed by the execution of the concept. I'm not even picky about writing style as long as I'm interested, but I found most of the book boring. The majority of the book involved the reminiscing of a middle aged women about her childhood. What you expect when you start reading this book, and the reason I even finished it, was that something strange and even sinister might be involved in her childhood that will be revealed through her memories, and in a way, this is true, but the majority of the memories are very mundane and could pertain to any childhood and when the "dystopian" aspects of the book were actually involved (for lack of a better way to describe these parts without ruining it for people who want to read this book) it was very anti-climatic. This concept has such amazing potential in the social critique category but seems like an afterthought or sidethought in this novel. The relationships with the main character and her best friend (who is completely unlikable) and her potential love interest (who is a complete dolt) are the main focus and not even very interesting. I was even bored by the sex in the book, and I usually like those parts! In summary: boring and disappointing.