Never Let Me Go 2005
- Fiction, Organ donors, Cloning, Donation of organs, tissues
Ishiguro explores what it means to have a soul and how art distinguishes man from other life forms. But above all, *Never Let Me Go* is a study of friendship and the bonds we form which make or break while we come of age.
FictionOrgan donorsCloningDonation of organs, tissuesWomenLiteratureNew York Times bestsellerHuman cloningScience fictionFiction, psychologicalFiction, science fiction, generalEngland, fiction
- Bleak ending
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Where do you stand?
Three questions people argue about. Answer first, then see how your circle and the community split.
Is this Kazuo Ishiguro's best work?
Sign in to answer8 curators have answered. Answer to see the split.
Would Never Let Me Go hit harder if it came out today rather than in 2005?
Sign in to answer11 curators have answered. Answer to see the split.
Is it the best fiction book of its decade?
Sign in to answer10 curators have answered. Answer to see the split.
Ask the title a question
Answered from the reviews and content notes on file, never made up. If nothing on file settles it, it says so.
Character
Earnest, grave, contemplative and prestige.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
10 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths.
Reviews
- ines.vThe Empath★★★★★
I read the last forty pages standing up because I could not sit with them. Ishiguro writes acceptance as the saddest thing a person can do. I gave it five and I will never read it again.
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Klara and the Sun 201979% alikeBoth earnest, contemplative, grave.
Normal People 201869% alikeBoth earnest, grave, contemporary.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 201968% alikeBoth earnest, grave, contemplative.
The Secret History 199268% alikeBoth grave, earnest, bleak.
Both earnest, contemplative, character-led.
A Little Life 200859% alikeBoth earnest, grave, contemplative.
Beloved 198757% alikeBoth earnest, grave, contemplative.
The Remains of the Day 198956% alikeBoth contemplative, grave, earnest; this one is more nostalgic.
Solaris 200282% alikeFilm · Both earnest, grave, contemplative.
Let the Right One In 200878% alikeFilm · Both earnest, grave, contemplative.
