I hereby recommend Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. He's a Japanese born, British author...I mention this because I think it's relevant to the novel and some of the ideas contained within and especially the setting.
I really enjoyed the novel and the ideas within. Destiny...the meaning of soul...nature vs. nurture...as well as some of the ethical and moral questions raised about what people will do to survive...and what they won't.
There happens to be a movie that was released into yonder mainstream that somewhat mirrors this novel's..motif? Underlying structure perhaps...Regardless, I enjoy the contrast. It makes me wonder which is more correct, or perhaps where reality would intersect the two.
I am going to look up this gentleman's other works and see if I can enjoy them as much as I enjoyed this. If you happen to know about the author or get motivated to read this...let me know.
P.S. I really do hope this new icon means Monkey in Chinese. It's supposed to!
The icon has got the correct left-half to match the Monkey kanji I know, but the right half is way off. http://japanese.about.com/blkod1043.htm has a picture of the version I'm used to -- but that probably just means that you've got a slightly different species for your UPic.
It was on a meme quiz type thing, so I wouldn't go so far as to saying it was 'right'. Point of fact, I meant to go back to said meme and refill it out and post it. Hopefully this time without my computer crashing horrible like.
His feelings reached an intensity hitherto unknown to him. He relived the experiences of an infinitely varied life; he died and was reborn, he loved ardently and passionately and found himself separated once more and forever from his beloved. At last, toward dawn, when the first light began to dissolve the shadows, a sense of peace began to grow in his soul, and the images became clearer, more permanent…
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