“I keep thinking of this river somewhere, with the water moving too fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current is too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart. That’s how it is with us. It’s a shame, Kath, because we’ve loved each other all our lives. But in the end, we can’t stay together forever” - Kazuo Ishiguro, Never let me go
“A page turner and a heartbreaker, a tour de force of knotted tension and buried anguish” - Time
I really enjoy comparing books to the movies they inspire, hence I took a really great film & literature class in my SFU days (the fact that they were doing The Virgin Suicides book and movie had me signed up immediately) I am always really interested to see how a film director adapts the story and characters, some people hate this and think that often their image of the book they loved is now ruined, I’ve never had that problem.
When I came across the movie trailer for Never Let Me Go I knew immediately that I HAD to read the book, and so glad I did. Kazuo Ishiguro, a British author of Japanese descent, has created such a subtly dynamic tale, at once a coming-of-age to romance, at once dramatic and tragic to thoughtful and insightful. I loved every page.
Is it sad? Yes, incredibly so, but it is beautiful. Although never explicitly explained, the lives of Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, are planned out from the moment they were created. They grow up knowing their purpose yet not fully knowing and as they move from children to young adults the realization and acceptance of this is heartbreaking for them and us the reader. From what I have seen so far of the film adaption director Mark Romanek has captured the essence and feel of the novel perfectly, and the casting is on point.
It is a bit of a tear jerker in the end but sometimes you need a good cry.
(I promise I also read up-beat books with happy endings, despite my tendency towards the meloncholy!)
“A page turner and a heartbreaker, a tour de force of knotted tension and buried anguish” - Time
I really enjoy comparing books to the movies they inspire, hence I took a really great film & literature class in my SFU days (the fact that they were doing The Virgin Suicides book and movie had me signed up immediately) I am always really interested to see how a film director adapts the story and characters, some people hate this and think that often their image of the book they loved is now ruined, I’ve never had that problem.
When I came across the movie trailer for Never Let Me Go I knew immediately that I HAD to read the book, and so glad I did. Kazuo Ishiguro, a British author of Japanese descent, has created such a subtly dynamic tale, at once a coming-of-age to romance, at once dramatic and tragic to thoughtful and insightful. I loved every page.
Is it sad? Yes, incredibly so, but it is beautiful. Although never explicitly explained, the lives of Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, are planned out from the moment they were created. They grow up knowing their purpose yet not fully knowing and as they move from children to young adults the realization and acceptance of this is heartbreaking for them and us the reader. From what I have seen so far of the film adaption director Mark Romanek has captured the essence and feel of the novel perfectly, and the casting is on point.
It is a bit of a tear jerker in the end but sometimes you need a good cry.
(I promise I also read up-beat books with happy endings, despite my tendency towards the meloncholy!)
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