Susan Hated Literature

Oct 09 2007

Never Let Me Go

Published by Fence under Books

Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
ISBN: 0571224121 DDC: 823.914
See also: Wikipedia ; Slate review ; The Dish ; stop motion

My name is Kathy H. I’m thirty-one years old, and I’ve been a carer now for over eleven years. That sounds long enough, I know, but actually they want me to go on for another eight months, until the end of this year.

I picked this upon impulse. At home, looking for something for the train, I recognised the author’s name and thought that I may as well give it a go. And I’m so glad I did because I loved this book. The narrator is Kathy H., a 31 year old woman, and the book is her memories of life at boarding school. She and other students lived at Hailsham where they were taught by the “guardians” and brought up in a privileged manner. But all is not as it seems and throughout the novels there are hints at something darker.

Tags: 823.914, 9 Stars, clones, DÃ¡il, dystopian future, fate, first person narrator, future, humanity, interpretation, Kazuo Ishiguro, memory, Never Let Me Go, sff

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Aug 17 2005

The Island

Published by Fence under Moving Pictures

Ewan McGregor …. Lincoln Six Echo/Tom Lincoln
Scarlett Johansson …. Jordan Two Delta/Sarah Jordan
Djimon Hounsou …. Albert Laurent
Sean Bean …. Merrick
Steve Buscemi …. McCord

This could have been a really interesting film, a proper sci-fi film that raises questions, that asks about society and what we believe in.
Opening with Lincoln Six Echo on a boat, this film looks fantastic. Glossy, bright, cinematic and impressive, but everything that is good about this film is limited to the surface, but what else did I expect from a Michael Bay film?