Never Let Me Go

By Kazuo Ishiguro. Huh. I read this a while ago and thought I had already posted this. It was nice to read a novel with a great and compelling story, good writing, and interesting characters. What genre is this book? Kind of science fiction, kind of futuristic, but seems to be about real people: like a reviewer said, the point of the novel is about the people, not about the science fictiony plot element. The narrator recounts her life, starting with the elite boarding school that she attended from the time she was an infant until she was 16. The story of unravels bit by bit. I like this description:

[Never Let Me Go] is a masterpiece of indirection. Like the students of Hailsham, readers are "told but not told" what is going on and should be allowed to discover the secrets of Hailsham and the truth about these children on their own.

These students are special and have a societal mission for which they are destined. However, their role in society is morally repugnant. The interesting thing is that it is all so normal for them. They don't try to escape, but just follow through on what they are supposed to do.

I'd like to talk with someone who read it. I'm not sure what I thought of the ending. There was no grand reveal, no final wrapping up. It just kind of drifted off.