16. Never Let Me Go
16. 别让我走

By Kazuo Ishiguro. It’s hard to describe Ishiguro’s writing, except that he really plays with whether the narrator of a story is objective or not. He plays with traditional plot devices and uses the reader’s curiosity of the unfolding story drive the book forward. Never Let Me Go might technically be sci-fi, as it seems to be set in the future, but really there’s not much sci-fi about it.
作者石黑一雄，很难描述石黑一雄的写作，除了判断他故事里的叙述者是不是第三人称。他擅长用传统的情节工具和读者的好奇心来推动故事前进。《别让我走》可能在技巧上有些科幻，因为故事场景设定在未来，但实际上整个故事并没有科幻色彩。

17. When We Were Orphans
17. 我辈孤雏

By Kazuo Ishiguro. Ostensibly a detective novel, it leaves you wondering about a lot of things, including what others really think of the narrator.
作者石黑一雄，表面上这是一部侦探小说，它给你留下很多疑惑的东西，包括别人对故事叙述者的看法。

18. Kafka on the Shore
18. 海边的卡夫卡

By Haruki Murakami. This guy is such an imaginative writer. Very different from most of the fiction you’ll read, anything can happen in a Murakami book.
作者村上春树，他是一位充满想象力的作家。这部小说跟你平常看的小说完全不同，在春树的小说里，什么都能发生。

19. Bel Canto
19. 美声唱法

By Ann Patchett. One of the most beautiful books, a must-read if you haven’t yet. Hostages and hostage takers trapped by seige, and some surprising things unfold.
作者安·帕契特，最优美的小说之一，如果你还没看过就赶紧找一本来看看吧。人质和劫持者被围困，然后意想不到的事情发生了。

20. Run
20. 奔跑

By Ann Patchett. This is a moving story full of magic. Also see Patchett’s excellent The Magician’s Assistant.
作者安·帕契特，这是一个充满魔幻色彩的感人故事。安的另外一部优秀作品是《魔术师的助理》。