Mar 6 - Mar 10, 2012
Never Let me Go
Kazou Ishiguro
Sci-Fi
Published 2005
288 pages
7.5/10
In a society not unlike our own, particular children are raised to be prepared for a necessary but morbid fate. Though some are never truly informed in outright terms, as they grow they come to understand (and ultimately accept with docile resignation) their final purpose in life...
There's so little I can say about this book without giving away some pretty major plot points. I'd rather let people enjoy it as it comes, as opposed to, say, being told the main idea you're supposed to slowly discover before you even read the goddamn book. Ahem. I'm talking to you, Janine. But hell, at least I got to ruin Eat, Pray, Love for you.
What I can say is that the general tone of the book is almost dreamy. Once I realized what was going on, I wanted to rage against everything they were heading towards. Why not run? Find a place to hide? Become a weeknight busboy at Denny's or a Thursday feature girl at the local strip club?
Never Let me Go
Kazou Ishiguro
Sci-Fi
Published 2005
288 pages
7.5/10
In a society not unlike our own, particular children are raised to be prepared for a necessary but morbid fate. Though some are never truly informed in outright terms, as they grow they come to understand (and ultimately accept with docile resignation) their final purpose in life...
There's so little I can say about this book without giving away some pretty major plot points. I'd rather let people enjoy it as it comes, as opposed to, say, being told the main idea you're supposed to slowly discover before you even read the goddamn book. Ahem. I'm talking to you, Janine. But hell, at least I got to ruin Eat, Pray, Love for you.
What I can say is that the general tone of the book is almost dreamy. Once I realized what was going on, I wanted to rage against everything they were heading towards. Why not run? Find a place to hide? Become a weeknight busboy at Denny's or a Thursday feature girl at the local strip club?
Christ.
Maybe it was because our protagonists were raised in such a nice complacent environment. Maybe if they'd been raised in the ghetto they would have been angrier. The problem was, because our main protagonist was so accepting of the outcome of herself and her companions, I found it hard to get riled up as well, be it about their situations in particular or the book in general.
Maybe it was because our protagonists were raised in such a nice complacent environment. Maybe if they'd been raised in the ghetto they would have been angrier. The problem was, because our main protagonist was so accepting of the outcome of herself and her companions, I found it hard to get riled up as well, be it about their situations in particular or the book in general.
Don't get me wrong. It wasn't a bad book. It was extremely well written - it reminded me, in fact, of R.L. Stine's books. Remember how there was always a jump at the end of each chapter, so you HAD to keep reading to see what would happen? This was the grownup version of that same writing style.
I just wish they'd gone more into... the stuff that I can't really get into without giving away the whole shebang. You'll know what I mean if you read Never Let Me Go. There was a lot of focus on the people, and I wanted to know... the everything else. Though the people themselves were fairly interesting too, as they were definitely different (like, a LOT different) and reacted differently than other characters in similar situations in other books. They definitely reacted differently that I would have, that's for sure. Like I said, I'd probably be picking dollar bills up off a faux-wood floor with my asscheeks before I threw in the non-existent towel.
It was an interesting book with a really neat premise, though it wasn't my usual cup of tea. A little too soft and gentle for my taste, but still enjoyable.
It was an interesting book with a really neat premise, though it wasn't my usual cup of tea. A little too soft and gentle for my taste, but still enjoyable.
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