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Ok. Not surprised that Tommy and Kath are not together, even though they are clearly a better match than Tommy and Ruth. Ishiguro, remember? He specializes in UST, which, usually, I don't like so much, but the way he handles it... I don't know. There's such devotion between the characters that while it's hard to watch them not complete it with open declarations (to say nothing of other "completions" available to them), it's not possible to dismiss what they've built, even if it doesn't do what you might expect.

I love Tommy's animals. I'd been looking at them in fascination, wondering why the publisher put them in, and then, lo! Explanation!

Ruth and Tommy can't last. I know that Kath serves as carer for each of them in turn, which is fitting since she seems to love (and maybe even understand) each of them in ways they might not do for each other. I love the way she's trying to piece together the story of what she actually lived through. I love the way she calls her own memory into question. And though I think it is a dangerous road, I love the way she tries so hard to see back to the germination of things. Where did the split happen? Where did the misunderstanding take hold?

Ishiguro's world here is fascinating, and his narrative approach so practical and understated. How is the movie going to accomplish this balance of horror and understatement?

Very rarely do I find movies accomplishing anything close to the book but this is one I'd rate. Wrenching.

Ugh. You know, I loved Remains of the Day. Read it. Loved it. Saw the Movie. Liked it. I've been reading this with the movie version in mind - not having seen it yet, but just casting Carrie Mulligan and Garfield and Knightly. The thing is, the complexity of interaction is so real. The world is so textured. And there's a great deal of interiority. I like the actors cast, so I think it can all come off. And then, if it does, I might sink into a confused depression.

There's so much about this novel that is about making use of the time you have, and what happens if you let some of that time slip away, or what it means if that time is "wasted." As an "older" person, I have to believe there is a great deal to be enjoyed (recovered) once you realize (as soon as you realize) it's there. SO. MANY. THOUGHTS.