Never Let Me Go

Oh man. I don't know if this was the intention but Ishiguro really made me feel for these special specimens. (Are they even human? Who knows? What defines a human anyways??) Honestly, when I first read this book I thought it started out kind of slow and aimless. There were numerous anecdotes about Tommy and Ruth and their various guardians, but nothing about the gigantic elephant in the room. The main thing however was how this book touched upon a lot of prejudice towards the victims from the supposed saviors themselves. Though Miss Emily and Madame were avid supporters and “guardians” of these children, they themselves had been appalled by them. This shows a lot of the extent of altruism some people are willing to give.
They also thought of themselves as saviors because they tried. They tried so so very hard. But it didn't matter because nothing was solved. They got a good education and lifestyle and that was it; they still became donors and carers.
It frustrated me so much that they couldn't get their own life back and that everything they believed in was either a lie or filled with false hope. Tommy and Kath had been meant for each other but Ruth was determined to stop that from ever happening. Tommy and Ruth never had closure and that foretold Tommy's and Kath's lack of closure.
Everything in this book sucked but it was amazing at the same time.
Amazing. Af.