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Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro (2005)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16+
Goodreads3.85
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathTerminal IllnessBody HorrorGriefExistential Dread

Positive tags

FriendshipComing of AgeHeartwarmingHurt/Comfort

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistMultiple POVs

Tropes

Coming of AgeFound FamilyFish out of WaterHidden Identity

Themes

What It Means to Be HumanFriendshipMortalityIdentityArt and SoulExploitationClass Struggle

Synopsis

Ishiguro explores what it means to have a soul and how art distinguishes man from other life forms. But above all, *Never Let Me Go* is a study of friendship and the bonds we form which make or break while we come of age.

Tags

Literary FictionDystopianSpeculative FictionScience Fiction