Another book down....

I just finished reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro which is now a movie staring Kiera Knightly. I haven't watched the movie yet but it's being added to my Netflix here shortly.

Never Let Me Go delves into the world of 3 main characters Ruth, Kathy, and Tommy as they nagivate their way through Hailsham - a seemingly pleasant English boarding school. Odd though that you never hear about the 3 character's past - family, parents, siblings, etc. Nor do the students ever leave for holiday break...so you wonder what is the deal? Throughout the first part of the book you hear various hints about whats going on in terms of "donations, carers, etc." What does it all add up to?

Its not long - maybe after the first 50 pages where you know this has got to be about cloning. You're not sure how it works, why or how its happening BUT you're definitely intrigued. I had to get to the end to find out what was going on, what happens to our main characters, and what exactly is Hailsham?

If the e-bookclub were going still, I'd definitely recommend this as a read. It will spark up great conversation about your beliefs, how you feel about the characters, and speculating on all those unanswered questions:

• Who received the donations?
• When is it decided that a person goes from a carer to a donor?
• Why didn't the donors ever try to get out of it?

I'd go into it more but as you know - I like to leave it up to you to learn more. The book is written from our main character's (Kathy) point of view. I've read some other reviews on the book and how some were put off by the writing style; however, I think it draws you into the story...makes you sympathize with the characters and their plight. After all they're just people who learn, live, and fall in love like anyone else....