tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post7646631482831452594..comments2024-03-25T15:33:56.288-04:00Comments on True Book Addict...Books, Cats, and More: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro--Read-a-Long Wrap-Up and Final Review #cceventschedMichelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-22421573770954553332014-01-04T23:18:31.766-05:002014-01-04T23:18:31.766-05:00I'm cross with myself, because i read this boo...I'm cross with myself, because i read this book, I even did it by the correct dates, but then Uni started again, so I didn't do my review. Maybe I will get to it one day.Katehttp://bookscraftsprettythings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-67984443654055818992013-06-19T20:56:46.423-04:002013-06-19T20:56:46.423-04:00I've owned this book for a while now, but have...I've owned this book for a while now, but haven't read it yet. One day I will, promise.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-50552625203853906252013-06-05T23:22:28.918-04:002013-06-05T23:22:28.918-04:00Oh, I know! It was horribly poignant in the movie....Oh, I know! It was horribly poignant in the movie. Andrew Garfield was great in that role, I think.Michelle Millerhttp://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-26615116537243798952013-06-05T23:20:48.277-04:002013-06-05T23:20:48.277-04:00Ultimately, it would be horrible to know that anot...Ultimately, it would be horrible to know that another living being had to die so I could live. I don't think I could reconcile that...in fact, I know I couldn't. <br /><br /><br />It just makes you wonder if any of them ever felt that it was all so pointless. Why bother doing what the boarding schools did with the students when they're only going to die anyway. It really is mind boggling subject matter.Michelle Millerhttp://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-2452883790064323452013-06-05T23:10:02.491-04:002013-06-05T23:10:02.491-04:00Oh! And the part that made me SOB while I was watc...Oh! And the part that made me SOB while I was watching the movie was when Tommy was screaming in the middle of the field (road, in the movie) after they found out there weren't deferrals.Heatherhttp://btweenthecovers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-61031365332281724722013-06-05T23:07:56.272-04:002013-06-05T23:07:56.272-04:00I know *you* believe they had souls, but I'll ...I know *you* believe they had souls, but I'll bet the whole idea of whether or not people even have souls is what caused others not to think that. I'm sure they were considered experiments instead of people. And yes, I also like what Hailsham was doing to try to get others to see them as people, too (even though Madame still called them "creatures").Heatherhttp://btweenthecovers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-57608234463339478892013-06-05T22:47:55.766-04:002013-06-05T22:47:55.766-04:00Thanks for stopping by to discuss, Heather. I do a...Thanks for stopping by to discuss, Heather. I do agree with you that they are the same as those born from a human womb. However, I do believe that the soul lives on past our bodies (I believe in reincarnation and that that is the part that is reincarnated) so I very much believe that these 'clones' had souls. I think that's why it was important to those who created Hailsham for that purpose. So many people do believe in the human soul. It was important to them to prove that these clones had souls. However, I don't think they really wanted to know (people out in the world). Wouldn't it be easier if it was believed they were soulless? Not for me, of course, but for those in the book.<br /><br /><br />I think I would be okay with the cloning of organs, but, like you, I have never really sat down and really thought about it. Maybe I should. <br /><br /><br /><br />I agree about Ruth. Really all of them, but especially Ruth and Tommy. I think they behaved in their own special way as a manifestation of the sadness they felt deep inside of what their future would be (crying again *sob*).<br /><br /><br />I went to YouTube after I wrote this because I was curious if there really was a singer like on Kathy's tape. Turns out she was a fictional singer, but they posted a video of the song as created for the film. Very 60ish sounding, but not bad. Then I found the video for the final scene of the film and watched it. Dummy! I cried and cried. So damn sad! I did see the movie several years ago and thought it was well done, but again, too, too sad.Michelle Millerhttp://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057271795590627394.post-50663215152732637752013-06-05T22:06:55.913-04:002013-06-05T22:06:55.913-04:00I really enjoyed this book--I'm glad I read it...I really enjoyed this book--I'm glad I read it with you. Eric and I watched the movie when I was done reading, and although they changed a few things to move the story along a little faster, a lot of it was word-for-word from the book. I was pretty impressed (and you know how I typically feel about movie adaptations).<br /><br /><br />I think one of the issues with the "soul" discussion is the very idea of the soul. I do think we have something that makes us individuals with different morals, values, ideas, etc, but I think it is some part of our brain that dies with us when we die. I don't necessarily believe in the soul as a separate part of us that lives on after we die or anything like that.<br /><br /><br />So I think for us to claim that we are "above" or "better" than other living things because we have souls is part of the issue, maybe. I see no difference between the clones in the book and those who came out of a human womb. No matter how they were brought into the world, they all have the same biological features, including what I see as "souls." <br /><br /><br /><br />I'm not a fan of the idea of cloning humans. I'm not sure I'm a fan of the idea of cloning animals. If there were a way to clone organs independently, I would be all for that, I think. Though the idea of cloning is not something that I've ever sat down and thought about as much as I could. I haven't ever thought it the whole way through.<br /><br /><br />I was not a fan of Ruth at all, but I had sympathy for her. I think she was just scared and that was how she handled her fear. I think Kathy knew that and decided to rise above the pettiness and do her best to be the better person. I think she felt bad for Ruth and knew that Ruth needed to be treated with kindness no matter how she treated others. It takes a big person to be able to do that, and I had a lot of respect for Kathy. 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