Never Let Me Go by Kasuo Ishiguro

I read this last month. It's the story of three young adults who are in a school for children who are 'different'. The secret isn't made clear until part way through the novel but the language of carers and donations hint at something medical going on....

When the truth is made clear it is a shocking idea, and makes reading their story more harrowing. I liked how the book was written with spoilers and flashbacks and forwards. The end seems inevitable by the time it comes, and all the more bitter sweet for that. I have read criticism of the book that the situation these young people are in is too unlikely, that they roll with their position too easily, but I never felt that. The basic premise is a few points beyond believability, but this book isn't science fiction, it's more about the relationships and stresses that the adults go through. It's a love triangle with a twist and a book to make you question scientific advancement as well. Just because we could, should we? It wasn't a hard read just a difficult think.

It's also been made into a film with Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield. I haven't seen it... have you?