My Predictions

"Since each of us was copied at some point from a normal person, there must be, for each of us, somewhere out there, a model getting on with his or her life" (139).

Way to throw in something else that I don't understand; my first prediction is that it's all going to be spelled out for me at the end of the novel, which would be nice. Sometimes it's kind of annoying, though -- Kathy's very withholding right now. Parks and Recreation quote opportunity!

Leslie: That fish over there kinda reminds me of my mom.
Justin: Why?
Leslie: It's just being very withholding.

I've read thirteen chapters so far, and I'm very confused about what's going to happen with the characters, so I'm going to make some predictions that will probably turn out to be embarrassing later on (organized from most likely to most far fetched):

1. All of the donor/carer/possible/deferral business will be explicitly explained to me by the end of the novel. I think it's just that kind of book.
2. Ruth and Tommy are going to continue their relationship way too long before anyone realizes that he should be with Kathy.
3. The trip that Kathy and Tommy will take to Norfolk later in the book will be the climax of the story.
4. The reason that Kathy is a carer for twelve years is that she managed to get a super-long deferral from donating.
5. Each person is actually two people. I'm not talking about emotional duality like the "two quite separate Ruths" (129) discussed in chapter eleven. I mean that there are two physically separate Kathys and Ruths and Tommys walking around England who share thoughts and memories.