Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro has shot up the list of my favorite authors. He is three for three so far with me.

As with his other works, this one is best read cold. I read this because it is his “sci-fi”, but as with The Buried Giant's fantasy setting, it's hardly even a backdrop. I could tell you about the premise but it unfolds so masterfully that there's no way I'd want to ruin it for you. The problem with a lot of science fiction is that it tends to be judged on its premise. I've definitely seen other stories with similar premises to this one, but Ishiguro's characters are so excruciatingly human that you've never read a book like this. At this rate I'd recommend any of his works to anybody. He's incredible.