Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go is deceptively simple to read. It is not till the end that the full import of this book – and all its larger questions – sinks in.The story starts with Kathy H., an alumna of a seemingly idyllic boarding school called Hailsham. Reflecting on her childhood at Hailsham and her friends, Ruth and Tommy, Kathy unravels the layers of this devastating story.
As Kathy’s narrative unfolds, the sunny reminiscences of Hailsham hold a darker undercurrent, a sense that something is very wrong. This feeling of discomfort steadily increases till the denouement where everything – all the little details – fall chillingly into place. (more…)
