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Andy Oishi's avatar

I am baffled. It seems like I am not "in" on what everyone Katherine is writing to already knows.

Who are the donors and what are they there for? What are guardians? What is this weird place where bullying and nosiness seems so pervasive? It is an unsettling first few chapters.

Is the writer trying to make us feel what Tommy must be feeling?

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Nina Michiko Tam's avatar

These are all really great questions. What do you think, so far? And what characters do you think you identify with?

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Andy Oishi's avatar

Sometimes I identify with Tommy and sometimes with Kath. Unfortunately and sadly, sometimes I am like Arthur H.

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Kasia Kalinowska's avatar

It’s a first time read for me! So excited to dig in, I’ve been putting this one off for a while. Extra excited about the POV takeaways, too, since my own novel-in-progress uses a similar point of telling retrospective narration.

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Nina Michiko Tam's avatar

Ah, thrilled, so excited to hear that! I feel the same way about the POV--Ishiguro really is a genius at it. Excited to hear your thoughts.

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Laurie Mae's avatar

This is my 1st time "reading" anything by Kazuo Ishiguro!

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