Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The novel is a haunting tale of three friends, who grow up together at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they mature, they discover a dark secret about their school and the purpose of their existence, which is to become organ donors for the rest of society. The story is a profound exploration of what it means to be human, the morality of scientific innovation, and the heartbreaking reality of love and loss.
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- 2nd on A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon (Vulture)
- 2nd on The Best Japanese Work of Fiction Published in Japanese during Japan’s Heisei era (The Asahi Shimbun)
- 4th on The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian)
- 7th on Potter, Pi, and Pilgrim: What any library of the aughts ought to contain (Best not from Canada) (The National Post (newspaper))
- 9th on 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (NY Times)
- 9th on Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (NY Times)
- 10th on The Millions: The Best Fiction of the Millennium (The Millions)
- 11th on Truelit's 100 Best Books of the Quarter Century (/r/truelit)
- 15th on The 50 best books of the past 100 years (The Times)
- 22nd on The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time (Spy.com)
- 23rd on The 21 best books of the 21st century (Babelia en EL PAÍS)
- 24th on The 100 Best Books of the Decade(2000) (Times)
- 34th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 44th on 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (Book Enthusiast Substack)
- 70th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 74th on Tozai Mystery Best 100 (2012 Revision) (Shūkan Bunshun (Japanese Newspaper))
- 232nd on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 371st on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
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- 70 Classic Booker Prize-Nominated Novels, Recommended by our Readers (Booker Prize Library Readers)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- The Best Books of the 2000s (The Onion AV Club)
- The 100 Novels You Must Read in Your Lifetime (Esquire)
- The Books of Our Time (Der Spiegel)
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
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- 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read (Flavor Wire)
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