Never Let Me Go Sparknotes

Never let me go: PG. 0

I had originally planned to read a novel titled The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, but I found myself struggling to become invested in the novel. Due to this I have decided to change my novel to Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Isiguro. This fictional novel is only 222 pages long, though I intend to watch the accompanying movie after completing it. With my understanding of the speed at which I read, I hope to complete this book within a day or two. I plan to write journal entries approximately every 40-50 pages, which should give me sufficient time to reflect on the events of this book. I was very drawn to this novel by the cover, as I felt that the author used some very compelling imagery, and I am excited to begin this read.

It takes place in an alternate society, and is revolving around Kath, the protagonist, describing the experiences of her childhood to a “donor”-- something that has yet to be defined. I found myself becoming frustrated with the novel at first, as there is a lot of jargon that has been used without any explanation. I found it difficult to connect to the first few chapters due to not understanding a majority of what was being described, though slowly things are being explained and I am now able to begin relating to this novel. I believe that the following chapters of this novel will be answering the questions that have already been laid out, though this curiosity is also driving my desire to continue on with the reading. Two other significant characters have been mentioned, Ruth and Tommy, though not much information has been given about them yet. Overall, I am enjoying the novel so far and am curious as to how the author will

At first I was frustrated by being unsure about a vast amount of the content, but I have come to realize that this was likely intentional. The protagonist has been describing her journey through the boarding school where she was unsure of what lay afterwards, and she was kept ignorant of many things during this time. The author has written this book in a manner that explains things as the protagonist had learned about them, which makes it easy to relate to the characters as I can understand their frustration, as well as their curiosity. It has been described that the students of the school will be unable to have children, and that they have been born specifically to donate their organs. Based on this I am assuming that a “donor” is one who has recently begun donating their organs, and that a “carer” is one who cares for donors afterwards, similar to a doctor. I am beginning to theorize about this novel, wondering if the human race is attempting to lengthen their lifespan by using organs from younger people. However, I am already a third through the novel, and I feel as though not much has happened, which is causing me some concern. The plot in this book is quite interesting, but it seems as though the author is struggling to retain my