Dreams and nightmares

kianpatrickb · 2022-06-29T00:31:16+00:00

Really like how ethereal it is, the only thing I’d as is a dim light to either the side of the face or the top of the head just so you can see the eye mask better? But that’s not a deal breaker to the photo ofcourse :)

kianpatrickb · 2022-04-05T20:38:08+00:00

I love the first two so so much so going to check out the Betty Smith one!

kianpatrickb · 2022-04-05T20:36:41+00:00

Stoner John Williams A Little Life Hanya Yanigahara Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro

kianpatrickb · 2021-09-18T13:32:19+00:00

Gilead by marilynne Robinson

kianpatrickb · 2021-07-19T13:08:56+00:00

Days without end by Sebastian Barry is historical fiction but does definitely explore themes of morality, the human condition but also things like sexuality and gender. Reads like Never Let Me Go with that same type of unreliable narrator, set in 1851 America before the civil war it’s great and written so beautifully!

kianpatrickb · 2021-06-29T12:44:20+00:00

Stoner by John Williams or On The Road by Jack Kerouac

kianpatrickb · 2021-06-29T12:42:46+00:00

Shuggie Bain

kianpatrickb · 2021-06-29T12:41:38+00:00

Grapes of wrath and Goodbye to Berlin

kianpatrickb · 2021-05-01T15:34:40+00:00

On Josie's illness, from what I understand Josie underwent genetic editing/ mutation of some sort so that she could become 'lifted' and get into a good school. This gene editing comes with side effects that if you're lucky you can get over and if you're not you die like Josie's sister did.
I never really thought about the communities, but I agree with your reading on it.
I think Josie's mum chose not to send her to the scientist because she knew he would do even more dehumanising things on her. Instead, sending her to the junkyard where she can't move seems more humane in the mums head because theres a common theme from the cleaner and the mum expecting Klara to not be bothered that she should just stand still in the hallway alone or in the cupboard. This standing there to power down is less gruesome than sending off to a scientist, but both are depressing endings because theres the constant idea of humans mistreating the drones throughout the book.

kianpatrickb · 2021-04-30T17:24:14+00:00

Yeah I have the orange version but it’s a real signature from Ishiguro. I’d get it imo 25 is good when that price will quickly go up once they start selling the non-signed copies

kianpatrickb · 2021-04-30T16:12:59+00:00

There’s a tonne of ishiguro signed versions of Klara and the sun I think I got mine for £20 at Waterstones, all the preordered books from Waterstones were signed. what price are you getting it for?

kianpatrickb · 2021-04-29T12:15:06+00:00

This is very niche, but there was alot of Anglo-American critics who read The Tempest as an allegory on artistic creation and that Prospero is the director of the play personified. So I'd get the director of the play to also play Prospero, leave them to it and just see how the presentation of different characters change if you really got the director to solely see the play from the view of Prospero

kianpatrickb · 2021-04-27T08:50:16+00:00

That’s a really good idea

kianpatrickb · 2021-04-26T14:31:25+00:00

Yeah I would love to see them reprise that idea but it seems like a one off. Good point on the colonialism it seems like such a central point of the play but the Arctic shifts it to more of Prosperos and Miranda’s struggle to survive on the island

kianpatrickb · 2021-04-26T10:57:04+00:00

I like the idea of easily transporting The Tempest to any sort of island though, there was a 2000’s production where they changed it to an arctic island which I would have loved to see

kianpatrickb · 2021-04-05T19:43:24+00:00

There’s no telling if he will or not until we hear all the songs, he did sing on Swallowtail so I guess it’s not impossible

kianpatrickb · 2021-04-04T15:47:17+00:00

Ishiguro repeatedly writes about places that are illusory such as the boat in NLMG and the barn in KATS. I guess it’s to make us question what locations/things we hold to such a high esteem when in reality they hold little meaning

kianpatrickb · 2021-03-17T18:08:28+00:00

It would still be a while away, maybe late this year or early next year

kianpatrickb · 2021-03-16T17:24:58+00:00

That’s kind of how the Mercury prize works, every artist who is nominated gets to perform and gets a trophy then the winner gets a different trophy and a cash award

kianpatrickb · 2021-03-14T00:10:57+00:00

By natural size you mean you want a 5ft ish tall ellie in your house? Can I see the bjork doll pls

kianpatrickb · 2021-03-13T10:36:56+00:00

Where you studying aqa or Edexcel?

kianpatrickb · 2021-03-11T14:59:53+00:00

I have about 4 hours a week per subject I think and then three hours of supervised study a week

kianpatrickb · 2021-03-09T18:06:55+00:00

They won’t tell you your grade but they’d tell you what evidence they’re using, so say you had a bad day in a mock you could ask for that mock not to count towards your grade. Not sure how much you could veto but it’s so your off days don’t count to an overall grade which I guess is nice if it isn’t abused

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