Never Let Me Go

I found Kazuo Ishiguro's book, Never Let Me Go to be very intriguing and also a little nightmarish. I admit that when I saw that it was classified as British Science Fiction, I almost wanted to turn my nose up at it. Just from the genre, I expected it to be something similar to Dr.Who, but my judgements were misplaced. At different points during the book, I found myself feeling either anxious to read what was next, or anxious for something to happen. Although it could be a little dry at some points, I liked Ishiguro's take on human imperfection and the way it is played out in society. I believe that is what struck me most about this book, and I found myself relating a lot of what I read to today's society. In my personal opinion, I felt like Ishiguro's writing style was very eerie. There was a certain lethargic creepiness about the book that gave me chills. The forest is something out of a nightmare, and the cloning was disturbing because in the future, technology will be advanced enough to make that possible. There were times while reading where I fell into sort of an "auto pilot" state and had to wake myself up. In all honesty, the beginning of the book bored me, but once I continued

She strived to prove that each student did in fact have a soul, and they were more than just organ donors. Ms.Emily made it a point to show that every individual meant something, and could identify themselves through something creative. In every story there's at least one character that has a more peaceful and philosophical way of thinking. I believe that Ms.Emily's role in the book fulfilled that entirely. I also loved how Tommy's 'creatures' served as a way to prove to Madame that he was creative enough to be given the chance to be with Kathy regardless of whether or not their time together was running thin. I feel like that was another way Ishiguro acknowledged