Never Let me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Book of the Week
Never Let me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Reviewed by our very own Catalina
‘In this literary masterwork, Kazuo Ishiguro recounts the story of Kathy, Ruth and Tommy that grow up at an English boarding school. Through their lives and experiences, that at first sight seem completely ordinary, Ishiguro subtly hints that this is no ordinary school and, moreover, it is not an ordinary world.
The three friends are at Hailsham because their destiny has already been decided for them and they have no choice but to fulfil their ‘special purpose’. Following the characters as they approach the inevitable end without a fight and without a trace of understanding what is being taken away from them, feels at times heart-breaking and at times exasperating.
The author is a master at telling without telling. Through extremely subtle writing Ishiguro makes us reflect on what it is to be human. What lengths are we ready to go to in the name of progress and modernity?’
This book may not be new but it remains a staff favorite, and as author, and fellow bookstore owner, Ann Patchett, likes to say ‘If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you’
Happy reading!