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Never Let Me Go
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I think this book would have had a much bigger impact if I hadn’t watched the film first. The dynamic between the characters was very interesting and Ishiguro has a lot of insight into human nature. I enjoyed the prose and thought the book well written but the plot lacking.
Never Let Me Go has a fascinating premise but Ishiguro doesn’t explore the world, consequences and ethics enough (or at all) instead he focuses on a simple plot that didn’t pull me in.
However, I do think I would have enjoyed it more going in blind.
Never Let Me Go has a fascinating premise but Ishiguro doesn’t explore the world, consequences and ethics enough (or at all) instead he focuses on a simple plot that didn’t pull me in.
However, I do think I would have enjoyed it more going in blind.
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I watched it when it originally came out and I remember going in with entirely wrong expectations and being thrown once I realised its dystopian and depressing! It’s very faithful to the book and hence doesn’t really explore the ethics and consequences of the premise either. Which I think would be the really interesting part.
I totally agree with you about the plot being a little basic! Loved the social role of the POV character, made for great gradual reveal of circumstances, did not love the simple plot.I actually didn't mind that Ishiguro didn't explore the ethics and consequences, because (a) you're either okay with that system or you're not -- it didn't mirror real life circumstances enough for me to think it merited interrogating, and (b) I think it would have slipped into being annoyingly didactic.
I also think characters like Miss Lucy and Miss Emily and Madame also provided a nice little window into "society's" discussion so it wasn't altogether tabled.
