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Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

Start date: June 1, 2016

Finish date: June 30, 2016

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Why we're reading this: This is a tale of deceptive simplicity that slowly reveals an extraordinary exceptional depth and resonan…more
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May 22, 2013 Anne Attanas rated it it was amazing

Readers on this site have given this book mixed reviews, and after finishing it, I can understand why. It's a very quiet book with little action and after understanding the dystopian premise of the book, I can see where this quietness might be disappointing. Yet it is this quiet voice that is so necessary in bringing about the profound story this book is telling. The voice is haunting yet inviting, and will stay with you long after you have finished the novel. The narrator's tone seeps into the ...more

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Nov 18, 2012 Carol rated it liked it

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Different type of story . . . Takes place in the late 20th century in England where human beings are cloned and raised for the very purpose of harvesting their organs when they become adults. The 3 main characters - Kathy H., Tommy and Ruth -- are clones who grow up in rural boarding school where they are encouraged to write poetry, make paintings and enjoy the outdoors. They move to another facility as young adults and their relationships change for the worse. In the end they are reunited and R ...more

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