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Rec'd on 📖 6/11: ONE (1) OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS
NEVER LET ME GO (2005) BY KAZUO ISHIGURO
I didn’t know anything about this book before I read it, so the book was able to affect me fully. Now, things like the movie have spoiled many of its themes, but the book captures them incredibly well and with such a light touch. It’s a heartbreaking book but one well worth the read.
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@MidwestZen
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@dracula
made the mistake of looking at goodreads reviews for this book after i finished it (my fault i know) and was so shocked by how many people hated it bc the characters "don't do anything about their situation." that's the point! that's the tragedy folks!
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@MidwestZen
@DRACULA If they didn’t want to lead tragic lives, they should have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and joined an MLM like the rest of us!
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@lucius
have you read Klara and the Sun yet
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@MidwestZen
@LUCIUS I have! Just last year. It’s the only other Ishiguro book I’ve been fortunate enough to read (cuz I’m bad at finishing books lol). I liked it, especially as a fan of robots.
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@lucius
@LUCIUS I haven’t read Never Let Me Go yet, but I adored Klara. And the author said Klara was spiritually inspired by Never Let Me Go
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@dracula
@MIDWESTZEN you gotta read the remains of the day! it's my fave ishiguro, sooooo good
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@MidwestZen
@LUCIUS I’ll add it to my list! Just don’t hold it against me if I don’t read it for 20 years.
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@Snillocydoc
Might read this next, I liked Remains of the Day
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book - Never Let me go
It’s by Kazuo Ishiguro. I love the style of writing. It’s sensitive and exciting and relatable. I also enjoy the philosophy behind the story that unfolds. And of course, the way it unfolds!
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@sidneykalouche
Dec 15, 2023
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Never let me go.
On a Kazuo Ishiguro kick in the last few months. Fell for the beautiful, understated humanity of his work.
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when I visited my friend Nico’s house last winter, they gave me their own copy of ‘The Remains of the day‘ presenting it as a book that changed their way of seeing life. To be honest it is a very powerful and lovely novel, the characters feel very real but also very dreamlike, all of them are described with their own set of traits which makes this short novel a very nice time. it took a while for me to finish it but it’s very light. I wasn’t very familiar with Ishiguro’s work but this was a great introduction.
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