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I haven't hated a book this much for a long, long time.
I haven't hated a book this much for a long, long time.
Firstly, what a horrible premise for a story.
Secondly, I really very strongly dislike his writing style. Ishiguro attempted to keep the heart of the plot a secret from the reader for practically the entire book. Even once, it was sort of revealed in a sideways manner, by one of the characters, the topic is still never dealt with head-on. He has a habit of restating things over, and over, and over again; and always with no resolution. The characters are weak and just plod along in their horrible existence. Then the book just ends. There isn't any resolution. There isn't any real tackling of why this particular thing is even allowed. The greatest argument I have against the book is that nothing is ever mentioned as to why the students don't simply run away; flee their horrific existence. I am so glad to be finished with this book. I believe this author is getting rich simply because someone with an English degree, somewhere, decided that students everywhere should read this book.
October 2018 · Kindle Store · verified purchase