Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro

I don't read a lot of fiction.  Of the 89 books I've read over the past year and a half, only 18 were fiction - the majority of the remainder being non-fiction and a few poetry books.

I've read Ishiguro's "Remains of the Day", "Nocturnes", and "Never Let Me Go".  Of the three, "Never Let Me Go" is the best of Ishiguro that I've read so far, and ranks up there among the best of my limited read fiction among all authors.  I think it might be tied with Orwell's "1984" for my favorite novel of all time.

Though his writing style is sometimes pandering in the cliffhanger chapter endings, it was still quite enjoyable and touching.  I don't want to give anything away, so let's just say that it revolves around three central characters and their experiences as they grow together.

It was deep, contemplative, and sad.  I guess that's what I like in a book, as that was also the theme of 1984.