neverletmego

== Carly Fiore & Noelle Nebbia  //Never let Me Go// ==

 RULES:

 *  **bring food every week.** im fat and enjoy eating...... don't judge me. - from noelle
 *  **read each week**, if you don't its just gonna be harder to attempt to fake the questions and answers and that just sucks.
 *  **do your job** that way we don't get points deducted.
 * // The punishment for disobeying these rules is: //
 *  you must complete one of the opposite group member's job for the next week.
 *  you lose 20 points.
 *  you don't get food and i have it all for myself - from noelle.

// Week 1. //
//pages: 1-57 //

 A. Carly :: Group leader
 * Kathy-

 B. Carly ::
 *  "My name is Kathy H. I'm thirty-one years old, and i've been a carer for over eleven years now"
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> "Driving around the country now, i still see things that will remind me of Halisham"
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> "Kath, i've been looking all over for you. i mean to say im sorry. I mean, i'm really, really sorry. I honestly didn't mean to hit you the other day. I wouldn't dream of hitting a girl, and even if i did, I'd never want to hit you . I'm really, really sorry."
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> "Thinking back now, I can see we were just at the age where we knew a few things about ourselves. About who we were, how we were different from our guardians, from the people outside, but hadn't yet understood what any of it meant."
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> "Sometimes i'd see from the way a conversation was moving that one of theses conversations was coming, and i'd brace myself. Even then, it would always hit me with some force so for several minutes i wouldn't be to concentrate on anything going on around me."

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> C. Noelle ::

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Why does the donor Kathy is caring for in the beginning of the story, not want to answer questions about Hailsham? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I think he wants to remember how is town use to be, and not how it is now, he wants to remember his childhood.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2. Why does Kathy care so much if Tommy gets his shirt dirty? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I think she felt bad about what the other boys were about to do to him, and it was on her conscience that she wasn't going to do anything to stop them. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 3.Why does Kathy keep flashing back to her childhood? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 4.What does Kathy do for a living? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Kathy is a carer and has been for almost 12 years. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 5. What did Kathy mean when she said says she always got to be first to pick/choose?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">D. Noelle ::

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Friday on our first meeting, Carly and I discussed our questions and quotes. She answered the questions i came up with, and we talked about what the quotes she picked out ment to us. We spent most of the period discussing those two. We discussed the chapters we read and what we liked and what we disliked. Also, what we didn't understand. There were a few things both of us didn't understand that the other person explained. Our first meeting went well.

=**//Week 2//**= // Pages 58-114 //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A. Noelle
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Is it easy to read? Conversational? "Classic"? Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why? (A)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> I think this book is pretty easy to understand. There are some words and phrases that I need to look over again, but overall the language is simple. It was hard in the beginning but got easier. I think this should be a young adult book; the topic and the language would fit better for this level of reading.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">B. Noelle <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> “Then, that particular time, I remembered how she paused and drifted off into thought, maybe because she hadn’t planned what should happen next instead of a picture.”

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> “Even today, I’m puzzled by the sheer force of the emotion that overtook me…”

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> “Even now, if I’m driving on a long gray road, and my thoughts have no where special to go, I might find myself turning all of this over.”

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> “Not long ago, when Tommy and I were reminiscing about all of this, he thought we’d never really believed in the notion, that it was a joke right from the start.”

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> “I think I’d have felt better about what had happened id Ruth had held it against me in some obvious way.”

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">C. Carly: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 1. So far in the novel, do you think Ruth is being a good friend to Kathy? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> "No, because shes acting moody and irritable and immature towards Kathy." - noelle

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2. Do you think Marge deserved to be ignored and put threw misery for asking her question? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> "No, because she was simply asking a question, and no one should be ignored for that even if it was a strange question."

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 3. Were you surprised that Miss Lucy used to smoke? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> "yes, i didn't expect it."

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 4. Do you think Tommy is an over-reactor? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> "yes, between not getting picked and the dirt that was on his back, he over reacts a lot."

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">D. Carly: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Our second meeting went pretty good. Unfortunately we both forgot to bring food. We discussed the quotes Noelle chose, then went over the questions that i came up with. Next week, we will use a different system, as far as which jobs we have and what each jobs do. We are starting to understand the book more than we did during the first meeting. Noelle and I are both enjoying the book so far, and are eager to continue reading.

=**//Week 3//**= // Pages 115-171 //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A. Carly: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I feel that this book is inspirational. Throughout the story so far, many events have happened that may upset many people. However, the characters keep their heads held strong and continue to try and have a good attitude toward it all.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">B. Noelle: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> “This time I did stop and look at him. ‘What’s going on Tommy?’”

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">“In many ways, I actually liked them. But the fact was, the way they regarded us as newcomers, and Ruth in particular, was far from straightforward”

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">“According to Ruth, Chrissie and Rodney had been busy exploring the seaside town they’d gone to and had spilt up for a while.”

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">C. Noelle: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Do you think Kathy is mad at Chrissie and Rodney at all? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Yes, she’s not showing it, and making it obvious and a big deal, but inside she doesn’t like how they lied to her.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Why do you think Tommy likes drawing animals so much? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> It brings out his creative and his sensitive side, which he needs to express himself.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">D. Carly: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> This week was the third book club gathering. Both of us still think that this is a very good book. In Noelle's point of view, she believes that it gets boring at some points and nothing interesting happens for a while. I somewhat agree with her. Once again we did not have food, but still managed to have a good discussion.

=**//Week 4//**= // Pages 171-230 //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A. Carly: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">In this novel so far, Kazuo Ishiguro uses many examples of imagery, such as describing Kathy's surroundings while at Halishman with great detail and explaining Kathy's feelings for Tommy in depth. Ishiguro uses imagery, because without this, the readers may not fully understand this novel as much as they do.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">B. Carly: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">"But the fact was, I suppose, there were powerful tides tugging us apart by then, and it only needed something like that to finish the task. If we'd understood that back then - who knows? - maybe we'd have kept a tighter hold of one another."

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">"What i remember about that part of our trip to the boat was that for the first time in ages the sun started to shine weakly through the greyness; and whenever I glanced at Ruth beside me, she had on a quiet little smile."

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">"God, i've said all this in my head so many times, i can't believe i'm really doing it. It should have been you two. I'm not pretending I didn't always see that."

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">C. Noelle: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. Is it surprising that Miss Emily admits feeling revulsion for the children at Hailsham? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I think it was. She seemed like she really liked them and cared about them. Although there were a few signs, i don't really think i saw it coming. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2. Do you think that Tommy is more sensitive than Kathy? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I think they are both equally sensitive. There are times when Kathy can be really sensitive and there are times when Tommy is sensitive and Kathy is strong. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3. What kind of moral and emotional response does this novel give you? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">At times it makes me feel happy, and other times i just think about the book.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">D. Our book club on friday went really well and i think we are learning a lot about Kathy in this book and we are going to find out more. We both really like this book and each chapter gets better and better. There are somethings that i don't understand and other Carly doesn't and it gets confusing but after reading the next couple of pages we figure out what we were confused about. This book is very good. Carly picked out her quotes and read them to me. We had fun.

=**//Week 4//**= // Pages 230-288 //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A. Noelle <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I would recommend this book if you like the topic it is on. This book was okay, i thought it was confusing at some points. Carly and I both like this genre of books and would recommend it to other people who enjoy this genre as well. This topic has been discussed in some other books, its a general topic i think. Carly and I both do not think this topic should be in the school curriculum. We don't think everyone will like this and people will get confused on what is going on.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">B.Noelle <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">" Nothing seemed to change much in the week or so after that trip" <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">"I didn't expect it to stay that way though, and sure enough by the start of October, i started noticing the differences." <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">" But there were other changes i found less easy. I don't mean we weren't still having some good times up in his room."

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">C. Carly
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What are your final thoughts on the book?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">How do you feel about the final outcome of Tommy and Kathy's Relationship? Kathy and Ruth?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Did you like the ending?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Would you recommend this book to others?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">D. Carly <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Today was our final book club day. Noelle disappointed the entire group. She told me she was baking cupcakes and only brought in three. Three cupcakes for two people. Then when i got food on my face she didn't tell me. It was unbelievable, even Mr Morone was in shock. It was a terrible way to end this book club. Other then that, we had a good discussion about the questions and quotes. Overall, this was a good book and we would both recommend it to others. Now we are excited to see the movie.