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Kazuo Ishiguro

Allyboo

I read Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro at the same time as I was completing my autism assessment in November 2021. I'd never read any of his books before so was all new to me. I found it tied in very well with my exploration of autism and ongoing mental health recovery journey. I went on to enjoy reading his book The Remains of the Day (and watch the film) as well as watch (and get the DVD in time) of the film Living (released in cinemas last year https://youtu.be/-hCTXaQ1guE ) which he adapted from the Japanese original. I would like to chat with other Kazuo Ishiguro fans so am on the lookout  for any generally, are any of you interested in his work much? 

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  • I know that one, Klára and the Sun, but my real favourite is Never let me Go. There was a movie made about it too. It starts off as a school story where three children end up in a painful triangle. The story devolves into a pretty grim dystopia, as the children are special. They were created for a special purpose, one that they don't benefit from. 

    Brilliant tale! 

  • in reply to Nexus11

    Fantastic Slight smile I've got the book for Never Let Me Go and read it once so far. I haven't watched the film and am looking forward to that (here is the trailer https://youtu.be/sXiRZhDEo8A ,this is the first time I've even seen that)Thumbsup

  • in reply to Allyboo

    Both book and movie are excellent!

    Very sad of course and what makes  this book and movie so special is that it is SF, but with so much more. They are already classics. 

  • in reply to Nexus11

    Very good ThumbsupI've never done any official reviewing. A couple of years ago I was chatting with a local librarian trying to perhaps get some inspiration on reading material and she suggested a couple of crime thriller type authors I could try for a change (I've rarely read that kind of thing) Clare Mackintosh and T.M.Logan. I gave them both a try and I found them a bit irritating but fine overall so that was good. I did like reading The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins a few years ago and the film was okay too imo (I preferred the book as is usually the case)Slight smileA bloke I've got to know a bit around here called Lee Francis co-wrote a science fiction crime thriller in 2018 called Playing With Death with writer Simon Scarrow. He says they might write a sequel. I've read it once and especially liked the artificial intelligence theme of not only potentially artificial consciousness but also artificial unconsciousness.Upside down

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  • in reply to Nexus11

    Very good ThumbsupI've never done any official reviewing. A couple of years ago I was chatting with a local librarian trying to perhaps get some inspiration on reading material and she suggested a couple of crime thriller type authors I could try for a change (I've rarely read that kind of thing) Clare Mackintosh and T.M.Logan. I gave them both a try and I found them a bit irritating but fine overall so that was good. I did like reading The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins a few years ago and the film was okay too imo (I preferred the book as is usually the case)Slight smileA bloke I've got to know a bit around here called Lee Francis co-wrote a science fiction crime thriller in 2018 called Playing With Death with writer Simon Scarrow. He says they might write a sequel. I've read it once and especially liked the artificial intelligence theme of not only potentially artificial consciousness but also artificial unconsciousness.Upside down

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