Never Let Me Go (Vintage International)

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. Never Let Me Go follows Kathy as she grows from schoolgirl to young woman at Hailsham, a seemingly pleasant English boarding school. 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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Published Mar 14, 2006

304 pages

Average rating: 6.95

850 RATINGS

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Readers say *Never Let Me Go* is beautifully written, tender, and thought-provoking, blending a slow, intimate narrative with a chilling alternate rea...

pr0n_cena
Nov 07, 2025
8/10 stars
A unique story about growing up and a beautifully sympathetic novel for anyone who has been in love and had to say goodbye.
ngocnm_nmn
Apr 02, 2025
6/10 stars
DNF because library loan expired. but it was OK.
Federico
Jan 31, 2026
10/10 stars
This was the second book I read from Kazuo Ishiguro, and this one was very hard to put down. As I started reading it I kept getting this feeling of unease, and also curiosity mixed with awe, as far as world building goes, the author did a fantastic job.
Gias_BookHaven
Dec 30, 2025
The concept was interesting at first but then is wasn't 
chili_poof
Dec 18, 2025
8/10 stars
This is the first book I've read in years. I listened to the audiobook and followed along with the physical copy.

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