April, 2011
- We read and discussed Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro) - we liked it (well we think we did...). There were definitely aspects of the writing style in particular that we all found frustrating - the banal acceptance the characters have of their fate, the lack of empathy extracting scenes...
- We didn't really get on to the QUESTION of whether we think they do actually have 'souls' based on the evidence/suggestions in the book... for me it hinges on the definition of soul...
- More importantly, we followed it up by watching the movie, thus completing an official "Book-Movie". I guess the majority of the group liked the book better, but there were some definite movie preferences. For example, how the movie actually made you get a little emotional, whereas the book purposefully seemed to avoid being emotional, as if to make a point.
- And who can forget, Keira Knightly! We ALL love her. Every one of us.
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