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Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro · 2005

Dystopian · ranked #6 in category

Three friends at a strange English boarding school slowly learn what they were made for; restrained and heartbreaking.

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The verdict

Category
Dystopian
First published
2005 · 2000s
Author
Kazuo Ishiguro
Standing
Essential Read

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