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Never Let Me Go
 

Never Let Me Go (Vintage International)

by Kazuo Ishiguro

From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day comes a devastating new novel of innocence, knowledge, and loss. As children Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were.... (read more)

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Egwene
  • Rated 4 stars

“Wow. Talk about fascinating and thought-provoking. The premise of this story is so different and so disturbing, in a way, and it brings up a lot of questions about morality and humanity. The way everything is presented is pretty unique, but it works really well and adds to the reality. All of the characters are very flawed, but they're very believable and they fit their background. Sometimes I had a difficult time liking them, yet I still cried for them at the end. It's incredibly...”

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Marilyn R
  • Rated 2 stars

“I kept waiting for some explanation about the lives of the three main characters, none ever came. There was some secret that is never shared with the reader. What's here is a very readable, sad story, but I don't think we're allowed to know the whole story.”

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  • Rated 3.785989 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • David S

    david s said:

    “Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.”

    posted Tuesday, September 2 2008
  • Pili

    pili said:

    “I read it for an English class and I just loved it. Guess I wasn't expecting much from it... but I found it gripping. The ending is so sad. It definitely makes you think about love, friendship, identity, growing up... about life.”

    posted Friday, August 29 2008
  • klizco

    klizco said:

    “What frustrated me was how slowly Ishiguro unfolded everything ... how long it took before you figured out why all these kids are at this school, and why everything is just a bit off ... I guess I don't like feeling "out of the loop," like the characters know something I don't :) Actually, mostly I'm just jealous, because that slow unfolding is part of what makes this book so artful ...”

    posted Sunday, August 24 2008
  • justiniwini

    justiniwini said:

    “This book is so haunting, moving because the characters are all too human.It becomes a struggle for the characters knowing the true purpose of their being.”

    posted Tuesday, August 19 2008
  • Fudge--x

    fudge--x said:

    “I Have Just Read This For My Personal Study And Im Now Looking For Websites With Notes On It About The Book Have Anyone Found A Website With Notes About Never Let Me Go By Kazuo Isiguro. I Am Also Starting To Think Of A Essay Topic For My Essay To This Book I Was Thinking Of Something Along The Lines Of Kathy And Tommys Friendship/Relationship Or The Idea Of A School Being Run For Donations Etc Has Anyone Got Any Other Ideas!”

    posted Sunday, August 17 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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