Never Let Me Go

Good reading

原作がカズオ イシグロと知らずにドラマを見て、ドラマの方も興味深かったので、原作をぜひ読んでみたいと思いました。実はずっと読んでみたかった作家。なかなか機会がなくて、やっとでしたが、とにかくどんどん読み進めてしまう、とても引き込まれる作品でした。他の作品もぜひ読みたいと思いました。話の内容は重たい部分も多いのですが、個人的には著者の英語表現がすごく好きでした。

This book was impossible to put down and I think that the quality of the writing and story is demonstrated by the fact that such an unlikely premise of cloned, young adults willingly accepting their fate remains so convincing. The text is not at all pretentious and I felt owed alot to another author I hugely enjoy, Ian McEwan. It is really difficult to understand why some reviewers appear to have struggled with this book. The only odd thing about it is that it is effectively a piece of science fiction although there is very little science mentioned within the pages as the clones are humanised to such an extent that the "normal" human beings come across as very much being the outsiders. Perhaps it is this lack of science that makes the reader accept the notion of an alterative Britain populated with clones created for immoral purposes ? Ishiguro's novel consists of the recollections of Kath, initially centring around her childhood at the school called Hailsham where it becomes apparent that this is a somewhat skewed perception of the 1980's and something isn't quite right. References to "donations" and "completion" are dropped into the text so that as the story progresses the fate that awaits the characters is increasingly more apparent. The story is revealed in a stream of flashbacks which deviate and meander to recall other incidents which eventually coalesce as pieces of a sinister jigsaw puzzle. Without spoiling the story, the clues are put together by one of the principle characters, Ruth, to reveal that some sort of salvation may be available and , at this point, the novel evolves along a tangent that will have you racing through the pages as clues have been set up from the very first chapter that things might take a tragic turn. I felt that the ultimate denouement of the story was both poignant and a huge surprise as the real reasons for things such as the encouragement for the children to express themselves through art became clear. The conclusion was both shocking but logical at the same time even if the author has cleverly sent the reader along a garden path. What I like about Ishiguro's resolution of the story is the contrast of the niave expectations of the protagonists and how accurately their previous experiences outlined within the novel dove-tail into the actions of the more liberal -minded characters in the book. (Albeit they are not necessarily those individuals who we might expect at first! )Ultimately, we learn that the Hailsham school was indeed unique. Sometimes you come across a novel that is so powerful that the images it stimulates stick in your head for ages after you have finished the last page. Books like McEwans' "Atonement", LP Hartley's "The go-between" and Alain-Fournier's "Le grand Meulnes" are good examples of this for me and I feel exactly the same as "Never let me go." This book is nothing short of brilliant. I would very much recommend this book and am now awaiting for "The remains of the day" to arrive in the post!

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As another reviewer also experienced (maybe more?) 38 pages were missing, and it started on page 139 seemingly with content from another book. Really poor. I have noticed many others complaining of similar problems with the printing of this book. This edition should be no longer made available.