I really don't know how or when I became a sci-fi nerd, but it happened. the transformation probably dates a couple years back, when I first picked up The Elementary Particles and loved it. a few days ago, my honors thesis adviser recommended Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, and I've been hooked on it ever since last night and just finished it now, even though I have so much grammar to study for.
a considerable amount of time has passed since I've come across a book that I haven't been able to put down, and this was the one to break that spell. really, it's a thrill when you start flipping through the pages and you just simply refuse to get your butt off the couch until that very last line of the very last page has been read. gosh, who would have thought to create such a story? it's so chilling, yet exhilarating at the same time.
but anyway, kudos to you Mr. Ishiguro. you really tapped into something deeper. the simultaneous meshing of and deterioration of love and sex. blurred boundaries. clones. brainwashing. donations. it's all so dramatic. and tragic. but how far away are we from these ideas really?
The New Yorker gave the movie a pretty horrible review, but I'm still excited to watch it. the trailer draws me in deeper and deeper every time.
back to reality for now though. grammar and stylistics time!
