Showing posts with label Suspense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suspense. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 October 2013

Never let me go

Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never let me go. London : Faber and Faber, 2005.

 

Source: www.bookworld.com.au
Never let me go  is set in a parallel universe where humans are cloned and prepared to donate their healthy organs. It tells the story of friends Kathy, Ruth and Tommy and their years at Hailsham, an isolated boarding school in the English countryside. An idyllic place where they are told nothing about the outside. Kathy's memories of those years at Hailsham will take her to confront the reality of her childhood and present. 

 "Never Let Me Go is not a perfect film, but it is the sort of film that - in spite of a few shortcomings - affects you on a profound level. It haunts you long after you have left the cinema" (The Vine Entertainment). Starring Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Carey Mulligan and directed by Mark Romanek.

+  Watch an interview with author Kazuo Ishiguro talking about this novel.
   + Similar books in FantasticFiction.
    + Never let me go in our library catalogue GO!

Sources: Bookworld, FictionConnection, IMDB, BBC Archive, Booklist (through MasterFILE Premier), The New York Times Books, FantasticFiction

Sunday, 6 October 2013

Secret window, secret garden

King, Stephen. "Secret window, secret garden" in Four past midnight. New York : Viking, 1990.


Source: http://www.worldcat.org
"Secret window, secret garden" is one of the four novellas in this book by Stephen King. It is the story of a successful writer, Mort Rainey, who is suddenly confronted by a man claiming Mort plagiarized his story.  Chased by this man, Mort will try to find the truth about the story and will end finding a thrilling one about himself. Full of suspense and horror, this fast-paced and compelling story will take us to the deep complexity of the human mind.

The movie "Secret window", adapted and directed by David Koepp, was released in 2004. Johnny Depp performs as Mort Rainey and he was nominated as Best Actor for the Chainsaw Award for this movie.


+  "The Langoliers", the first novella of this book, was also adapted to movie in 1995. Check it out here
  + Request the book in our webpage here

Sources: WorldCat, FictionConnection, RottenTomatoes, IMDB, Kirkus Reviews