As has been mentioned, I also found the choice of words to create this other world very interesting - "completed", "carer", etc. This is what I love about a dystopian novel, Everything seems so much like our world except for this one oddity that has its own terms and there is acceptance of it by the characters. The idea of cloning and donors is especially a bit haunting because I can see it being part of the future (a far future, but still, I can see it).
The idea of Hailsham is both very idyllic as well as unsettling. There is the beautiful boarding school setting with close friends (though not the greatest of friendships... who wants to be friends with Ruth as a kid?) and it all just seems the perfect way to spend a childhood. But then, the unsettling moments with the guardians, Kathy's feeling of knowing something isn't right. Knowing you're different but not being sure what exactly that all entails. Not having truly personal relationships, everyone seems to be on the edge. It's an odd tone I can't quite put my finger on.
I am definitely still set on Hogwarts for my fantasy English boarding school. No thanks, Hailsham.
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