A review by charlote_1347
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

5.0

I was told by numerous friends that I would cry upon completing this book. I didn't. This wasn't because it lacked anything. On the contrary, this has to be one of the best books I've read on the subject of clones and ethical practice. What it was, was that I knew the ending was coming. The author constructed a dystopia where happy endings for students simply do not exist. At best, they gain a measure of peace from the inevitability of it all, which was horrifying in itself. To use people in such a way because they aren't conceived of natural means...the very idea fills me with horror, especially in the rapidly developing world we're living in. But, the ending. I think a surprise twist would have cheapended the novel and compromised its message. The novel was very powerful from page to page, but the hopeless vision of Kathy in 'the lost corner' of England, imagining Tommy running towards her from the distance...that was a shattering way to finish things. A perfect way.