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  • Never Let Me Go

  • By: Kazuo Ishiguro
  • Narrated by: Kerry Fox
  • Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (87 ratings)

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Never Let Me Go

By: Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by: Kerry Fox
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Publisher's summary

In one of the most acclaimed novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England.

Narrated by Kathy, now 31, Never Let Me Go dramatizes her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship, and memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life.

©2013 Kazuo Ishiguro (P)2013 Faber & Faber
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really expected more being on NYT best lest

Storyline was fairly boring and minimally engaging, that left me with questions u answered. part of the plot that was interesting was not explored or explained.

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Captivating performance

A very strong performance by the narrator which was only helped by the wonderfully chilling, quiet, tone of the book.

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A tame and, at times, tiring listen

Unfortunately I’d read the first line of a review that mentioned this book was science fiction and thus spent the whole book waiting for some big, game-changing reveal. This is not that kind of book. Narrator’s upper-class voice grated too at times, although that was perhaps deliberate…

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Saddest Science Fiction I've Read

You come to love the characters. That makes you hate what was happening. Excellent plot, disturbing.

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How to tell you to read this book and not to spoil

Ok, this book is not an ordinary book. It's beautiful. It's simple and it is one of a kind.
It's a love story. but it's not a love story. It sounds like a true event and it's not. It is crazy, in a wonderful way, and please pick this one and listen to it.
I don't want to tell you anything about it inside. Not even a genre. Consider it as a gift and if someone starts to tell you about what's inside, feel free to slam it with a brick.
I only can tell you that I listen to books while I drive home and I find myself seeking longer and quieter routes to the office or home because of this one.

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