Never Let Me Go

I read a lot - and I did once try to write about everything I'd read. It was too hard and exhausting. But I feel that it's important to say something when a book is amazing. And this one is so good in so many ways. I know it won the Booker prize about five years ago but I didn't know what it was about or anything.

I'm still not sure precisely why I liked it so much as I did - I think a lot of it was to do with how it was about school and growing up. I still love things about schools, particularly boarding schools (which seem even more intense than normal schools) and the unique nature of this particular school was absolutely fascinating.

This book is one of those books that's not technically sci-fi and is regarded as high brow and somehow 'proper' but is nevertheless about clones. There are mysteries and secrets throughout the book and even the by the end it's still all weird and messed up. It was genuinely chilling and addictive. I'd like to read some more of Kazuo Ishiguro's books - they all same wildly different from each other. Which is great but pretty sad for me as I want to read more books exactly like this.

I decided to read it after seeing the trailer. I hope the film is as good. Keira Knightley's in it and although she annoys me quite a bit she is in some of the best films - Love Actually is amazing, the first Pirates film was brilliant (though a bit ruined now by further efforts) and the Atonement adaptation is great too (and that's one of my favourite books, definitely top ten, maybe top five, once it was second or third favourite!). Erm, let's not mention Pride and Prejudice. Jennifer Ehle is the best and only Lizzy!

Right now I'm reading Jacqueline Wilson's The Longest Whale Song - I decided to read a children's book to escape from the world for a while. Except it's heartbreaking and keeps making me cry. Amazing though. Also struggling with silly Michael McIntrye's stupid autobiography. Why am I bothering? I think there are many reasons - to judge him properly, to see what he thinks/writes about Edinburgh, the Fringe and people I do like/love. It is dull so far though. And far from funny.

Oh, another interesting thing about Never Let Me Go is that I read a lot of it in the sky. I have a weird memory and always seem to remember where I was for things (which train or house or library) so that will stay with me too.