Fiona

The two first person narratives did not have distinct enough voices; I kept forgetting which kid was talking to me. Very distracting.

I probably would have loved this when it first came out but reading it 20 years later, I am unimpressed; there's so much more graphic novel awesomeness available now.

The pacing is glacial and I don't like Ishiguro enough to struggle thru.

Fuuuck. I was not expecting that. I got this from the library because of the hype and I don't often do audiobooks because my brain doesn't seem to retain information delivered aurally but I'm glad I heard this in the author's voice. It's harrowing to hear what she went through; it's laid out in such a basic way, without caveats or excuses, that the trauma is obvious but never devolves into self-pity.

Maybe its because I have so many other books to read but I can't get into this story at all. I could care less what happens to Petra and the flashbacks to her earlier life do nothing but interrupt the narrative for me.