Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
★ Top 10 book of 2005 · #10 on Best Books of 2005
Ishiguro's novel looks at what it means to have a soul and how art sets people apart from other forms of life. At heart, it studies friendship and how the bonds we form can hold or break as we grow up.
Best for: Readers who enjoy thoughtful fiction about friendship, growing up, and big questions
Never Let Me Go is #10 on BookWard's Best Books of 2005, out of 52 2005 books that cleared our data bar.
Never Let Me Go on the Best Books of 2005
Never Let Me Go came out in 2005. Of the 52 books first published in 2005 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #10 on our Best Books of 2005 list.
Why it made the list: 998 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.8 out of 5 (76 ratings); 49 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 2005 list
- A Feast for Crows George R. R. Martin, #8
- Elantris Brandon Sanderson, #9
- Llama Llama Red Pajama Anna Dewdney, #11
- Uglies Scott Westerfeld, #12
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 805 want to read it, 49 are reading it now and 144 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.8 out of 5 from 76 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 90 | 55% |
| Reader love | 37 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 90 | 20% |
Questions about Never Let Me Go
When was Never Let Me Go published?
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro was first published in 2005.
Was Never Let Me Go one of the best books of 2005?
Never Let Me Go is #10 on BookWard's Best Books of 2005, out of 52 2005 books that cleared our data bar. 998 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.8 out of 5 (76 ratings); 49 are reading it right now.
Why is Never Let Me Go on the Best Books of 2005 list?
998 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.8 out of 5 (76 ratings); 49 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2005
- The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan, #1
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling, #2
- The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, #3
- Looking for Alaska John Green, #4
- Eldest Christopher Paolini, #5
- Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt, #6
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How we know
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