This book is a beautiful metaphor for death. From looking at the reviews, I see that a lot of readers get angry because the characters do not try to escape their fate. For me, I find this absolutely absurd. They can not escape the inevitable, and just like us, they can not escape death.

However, I found the execution really poor. It had such a promising start but the author really let us down. I'm new to Kazou Ishiguro and I really expected some great things from him. Not the case. The narration is led by Kathy. It's just like she is talking to us in some casual yet meaningful conversation. I don't mind this, but I felt that it lacked any real emotion. Everything was flat and boring, kind of like a Wikipedia article. This was were a lot of points were docked. I couldn't stand how the book was told.

The characters on the other hand, were quite peculiar. You loved them and you hated them but something was off. Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy have normal names but it just doesn't fit. It seems all very unnatural. I'm not sure if this was supposed to be deliberate as they are clones, and not the most natural things in the world. I'd have to go look on it more.

Also, I found that this whole alternate history was very interesting. Sure, some of it was a bit terrifying to accept but it really drew me in. As the book progressed, I wanted to know more and more about the character's situation and the society they lived in. But I have to admit some of it was extremely drawn out, and I did not like that.

Overall, I liked it. I imagine if this was put into the hands of another author, it could have been extremely amazing. Still, Kazou Ishiguro certainly has a unique voice but it's not really what I look for in an author. I guess I'd say that if you do not have patience to wait, this would not be a book for you.