Never Let Me Go vs The Boys from Brazil: Which Should You Read?
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Never Let Me Go
Ishiguro explores what it means to have a soul and how art distinguishes man from other life forms. But above all, Never Let Me Go is a study of friendship and the bonds we form which make or break while we come of age.
1 film adaptation
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The Boys from Brazil
“Early one evening in September of 1974 a small twin-engine plane, silver and black, sailed down onto a secondary runway at Sao Paulo's Congonhas Airport, and slowing, turned aside and taxied to a hangar where a limousine stood waiting.”
A Group of Obscure Men Ninety-four civil servants. All aged Sixty-five. Harmless men. In different countries. All of them marked for death. Unknowing Guardians of a Monster Their deaths will be but the…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Never Let Me Go has the widest readership — 80999 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Never Let Me Go | The Boys from Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (80999) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (1721) | 3.9 (57) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (14) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1407) | 4.5 (14) |
Reception
| Never Let Me Go | The Boys from Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 80999 | 57 |
| Editions | 61 | 48 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1016538 | — |
| Written reviews | 80999 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 45475 | 4956 |
| Pages | 333 | 286 |