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Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go (Paperback, 2010)

Kathy, a clone about to donate all her organs and die, reflects on her past …

Never Let Me Go: Tragic and philosophical, painful and uplifting

It's difficult to put this novel into words, as this novel is difficult. A strange science fiction coming of age story that draws on themes of morality, innate purpose vs self-derived purpose, the bonds of friendship, and the self. Ishiguro leads you through a devastating story with a gentle lens and buckets of compassion- though I'm not sure that makes this an easier read. I was profoundly affected by this story. Through the experiences of one group of young people, clones, he asks universal questions and provides only open-ended answers. I cried through this novel. I cried after this novel. It's very good.