Never Let Me Go Resources
Websites
Check out the life and times of Ishiguro. Fair warning: this guy is so awesome it's a little intimidating.
Indulge your inner stalker and follow Ishiguro on Facebook to get his updates in your newsfeed.
Movie or TV Productions
This flick is directed by Mark Romanek and fairly faithful to the book. But there are some key distinctions. Give it a watch and see if you can spot 'em.
Articles and Interviews
Read Susannah Hunnewell's interview with Ishiguro in The Paris Review. She got to chat with Ishiguro in his home and he even made her tea. Jealous? We are.
Take a look at Peter Howell's quest to find the "real" Judy Bridgewater along with some email chats he had with Ishiguro about the fictional singer and her song.
Check out Jonathan Yardley's Washington Post review of Never Let Me Go. He tries not to spill the beans on the plot for readers who have yet to finish the book, but it's a difficult dance to pull off.
Spoilers can really, well, spoil the reading experience. NPR takes a look at how spoilers work in the book and movie versions of Never Let Me Go.
Get into the little details with Manohla Dargis and her New York Times movie review.
Check out Mark Jenkins's movie review from NPR and see if you agree with him about the movie's ending.
David Cox isn't totally sold on this flick. He gives us a critical breakdown of Romanek's Never Let Me Go in The Guardian.
Video
Check out this interview where Ishiguro chats about Never Let Me Go and what the novel is really about.
Life is short. In case you need a reminder, watch Ishiguro discuss how we deal with our limited life spans in Never Let Me Go and in real life.
See Ishiguro dish on love, friendship, mortality, and passivity in your new favorite novel.
Watch the official trailer. But finish the book first because there are spoilers.
Go behind the scenes with Ishiguro, director Mark Romanek, and screenwriter Alex Garland as they discuss Never Let Me Go alongside the film's three stars.
Audio
No need to guess what Kathy's story sounds like. Let Ishiguro show you how it's done when he reads the very beginning of Never Let Me Go and talks about the novel.
Perk up your ears and listen to a clip of the Never Let Me Go audio book.
Take a quick peek at the movie with brief sound bites from the film.
Images
Here's the cover of the 2005 hardback edition.
This paperback cover features a serious close-up. Check it out.
Check out the Judy Bridgewater album cover created for the movie and see if it's the same as you imagined.
Here's an iconic image from the movie.