Friday, August 12, 2011

Just say it already!! (Never Let Me Go- 6)

"As it was, an opportunity did come along for her, about a month after the Midge episode, the time I lost my favourite tape." (page 64)

I have noticed a common theme that the author has used when ending each chapter or section in the book. The style in which Ishiguro is using is very suspenseful. Ishiguro makes the reader want to continually read more. He ends one section by starting to tell the beginning of an important story which will be explained in the next section. By writing the book in this style, it is easy to see how every little detail and every anecdote that Kathy relays to the reader is connected in a way. Also, the style makes the relationship between the narrator, Kathy, and the reader a very personal one. It is almost as if Kathy is personally telling the story to the reader and keeping us informed as to why she says a certain story and how it connects to the bigger picture. I really enjoy this style that Ishiguro is using. Not only does it help the reader understand the story line better, but it also draws the reader in. It makes me not want to stop reading the book. Especially when Kathy ends a chapter in a suspenseful way that will be further explained in the preceding chapter.

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