Kazuo Ishiguro !!better!! — Never Let Me Go By

The brilliance of Never Let Me Go lies in its narrative sleight of hand. Ishiguro introduces us to a dystopian world, but he refuses to treat it like a dystopia. There are no oppressive regimes toppling, no rebellions sparking in the streets. Instead, the novel is set in a recognizable, even nostalgic, version of late 1990s England. The sun shines on boarding schools, students discuss crushes and sports, and the countryside rolls gently on.

When Ruth finally, on her deathbed (after her "third donation"), confesses that she kept Kathy and Tommy apart out of petty jealousy, it is too late. Kathy and Tommy finally get together, but they have only months. They drive to the coast, they find the lost cassette tape of "Never Let Me Go" (the song that gives the novel its title—a song about a child lost in a storm), and they apply for the deferral. never let me go by kazuo ishiguro