Many thanks to everyone who took part in my recent Halloween poll. My month-long "spooky post" blogathon definitely will be back this October, and I'm looking forward to it!
* Presenting Lenore is celebrating dystopian August this month on her blog.
* I just finished reading the dystopian novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. (My review is up on Goodreads.) I now realize this was good timing. The film adaptation is due out in theaters next month. Here's the trailer:
And speaking of trailers (and dystopias), here's the book trailer for the third book in Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay. There's not long to wait until August 24! Hot Topic also has Hunger Games t-shirts in time for the new release. There's news on the upcoming film adaptation, as well.
Last but definitely not least, happy birthday to
lizziebelle! May you have a wonderful day and a fantastic year to come.
"Poor creatures. What did we do to you? With all our schemes and plans?"
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
* Presenting Lenore is celebrating dystopian August this month on her blog.
* I just finished reading the dystopian novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. (My review is up on Goodreads.) I now realize this was good timing. The film adaptation is due out in theaters next month. Here's the trailer:
And speaking of trailers (and dystopias), here's the book trailer for the third book in Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay. There's not long to wait until August 24! Hot Topic also has Hunger Games t-shirts in time for the new release. There's news on the upcoming film adaptation, as well.
Last but definitely not least, happy birthday to
lizziebelle! May you have a wonderful day and a fantastic year to come."Poor creatures. What did we do to you? With all our schemes and plans?"
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
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From the trailer, do you get the feeling that the film adaptation is going to represent the book well?
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It does indeed! You will post a report, won't you?
I'm afraid I haven't read that one. Have you? Do you recommend it?
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I'm still not convinced the kids aren't deliberately brain-damaged. Their passivity, especially that of Tommy, seems too extreme to be explained by mere indoctrination. Plus, the question in the wider society of whether the kids have "souls" seems crazy if it's only because they are clones. (That silly idea shows up in bad SF, but in this world? C'mon.) But, maybe I'm wrong.
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I guess the kids' passivity can be blamed on the isolation and control of their upbringing, plus the utter indifference the outside world shows to their fate.
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