Kazuo Ishiguro

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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Nexus11 over 3 years ago

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!
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Allyboo over 3 years ago in reply to Nexus11

Fantastic 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)
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Nexus11 over 3 years ago 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.
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Nexus11 16 days ago in reply to Allyboo

It is not recent by any means but I would recommend Zen and the Art of Motor Maintenance by Robert Pirsig.

Robert Weir is soneone I have ny sights on. The movie The Martian is based on it, as are some of Ishihuro's non SF novels

I was also, recently given a book called The Bees, by Lainie Paul. Bee community.
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Nexus11 16 days ago in reply to Allyboo

It is not recent by any means but I would recommend Zen and the Art of Motor Maintenance by Robert Pirsig.

Robert Weir is soneone I have ny sights on. The movie The Martian is based on it, as are some of Ishihuro's non SF novels

I was also, recently given a book called The Bees, by Lainie Paul. Bee community.
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