I feel a bit daft. After reading this book, I mentioned it to Kate who I thought might like its sci-fi aspects. She mentioned that it had been made into a movie. I was like, "Oh, yeah, that makes sense." Well, then I just realized that I have this movie on my Netflix list and was totally into seeing it. I'm sure it's a good movie, it's a really good concept for a book. I'm not going to ruin it for you (if you were interested in reading or seeing the movie) by explaining any key plots. Which means that I can't really talk about the book at all, ha!
How about this: it's a story told by the main character in first person narrative about her life and the lives of her friends from an elite (and mysterious) boarding school in England called Hailsham. The book follows three main friends as they grow up and move out of the school to fulfill their (mysterious) destiny. OK?
I liked the concept more than I liked the actual writing. I did get a bit teary eyed at the end. There is this beautiful idea that somewhere in the world (in this book it's Norfolk, England) everything that you've ever lost in your life can be found. The author used this imagery at the end for a very moving closing.
I feel that this is worth a look (either in movie or book form) for it's cool storyline.
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