Never Let Me Go
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Kazuo Ishiguro
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans, comes an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat mystery that is at once heartbreakingly tender and morally courageous about what it means to be human. Hailsham seems like a pleasant English boarding school, far from the influences of the city. Its students are well tended and supported, trained in art and literature, and become just the sort of people the world wants them to be. But, curiously, they are taught nothing of the outside world and are allowed little contact with it. Within the grounds of Hailsham, Kathy grows from schoolgirl to young woman, but it’s only when she and her friends Ruth and Tommy leave the safe grounds of the school (as they always knew they would) that they realize the full truth of what Hailsham is. Never Let Me Go breaks through the boundaries of the literary novel. It is a gripping mystery, a beautiful love story, and also a scathing critique of human arrogance and a moral examination of how we treat the vulnerable and different in our society. In exploring the themes of memory and the impact of the past, Ishiguro takes on the idea of a possible future to create his most moving and powerful book to date.
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Science Fiction
Coming Of Age
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Author
Kazuo Ishiguro
Pages
304
Publisher
Knopf Canada
Published Date
2009-03-19
ISBN
0307371336 9780307371331
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"Bought this at the airport, and was pleasantly surprised. Felt very personal and definitely kept me wondering what the heck was going on. "
Annie
"I am enamored with the conversational writing of this story, even though the underlying premise was disturbing. Becoming a fan of Ishiguro’s work!"
Jackie Davidson
"A great slow revealing story, the loneliness is palpable throughout but full of the little glimmers of joy that make up a life."
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CaitVD
"I didn't like this book. It was very slow and drawn out and the end felt unsatisfying. I don't get the point of the book. The world they were created for sounded much more interesting. I read it bc it was listed under scifi/dystopian and that's barely an element in the book. Plus the narrator rambled really very much. Pointless."
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Maya
"As far as sci-fi novels go, this one is unique. The narrator, Kathy, spends the novel in flashback so the reader has a sense of calm, but an edge of mystery and unease. The plot unfolds nicely and kept my interest throughout. However, the book is intentionally vague which caused me some confusion about who the characters were, motives, and ages/timelines. I felt like I had a better grasp of the novel after I watched the trailer for the movie. Overall, it wasn’t a bad book, but also not a five star. 3.5/5"
Olivia Denning
"A beautiful book, it could be reviewed with different points of view. I really like that"
Fer Santillán
"The story line was a little slow and the characters had a distant quality. It felt like the narration was disconnected from what otherwise could have been a compelling storyline."
Rebecca C. Gioia
"This book made me discover the medical thriller genre and I love it for that. Really liked this a lot "
Jacqueline Boudreau
"Original, engaging, consistently interesting. Addresses memories, status, love, hope, and resignation all within the context of an unusual society envisioned by the author. "
Kate Double
"4.5/5 slow for most of the book, though not boring, and it pays off for the ending. The entire book sets up a life just to show you it was lived - to showcase humanity and loss."
Annabelle
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