Never Let Me Go - Eleven

"The others filed out behind me, and while I was waiting for the change, I watched them through one of the big misty windows, shuffling about in the sunshine, not talking, looking down at the sea" (pg 155).

I have noticed throughout this entire novel that each chapter basically ends with the start of the next chapter's story, creating suspense.  It cannot be coincidence that every chapter ends this way, but the question is why would Ishiguro choose to particularly end every chapter with a teaser.  Typically, suspense is used only a few times throughout a novel to really emphasize an upcoming event, which makes this common suspense seem fairly bland.  I feel like the reason for this might be to keep the reader interested.  In a book like this, there is not really a dynamic plot with some obvious climax to it, but rather just an assortment of anecdotes which tell the story of a girl trying to find her place in this made up society.

Had the book been something like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, then the suspense would be carefully placed before Edmond joins the White Witch and before the great battle of Narnia.  I cannot believe I just compared this with Narnia, but that was the first book of which I thought.

Personally, I feel like the suspense is not really that great, because I really do not feel some uncontrollable urge to pick up the book and read the next chapter.  I somewhat contribute that to the fact that I really do not want to type another blog or do another few reading journal entries.