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333amreen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The first half was really hard to get through because it felt like the whole purpose of the book was basically just Klara observing here surroundings & so I often thought of DNF-ing the book, but I'm so glad I continued reading. Little did I know how meaningful those observations would prove to be & so the latter half really got me thinking. I think this book conveys a beautiful and thought provoking insight into the human heart, I don't mean simply the organ obviously. I'm speaking in the poetic sense. The human heart. I do infact think there is such a thing, something that makes each of us special and individual.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Deadnaming, Grief, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
mariopartygod's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
what it means to live a good life, what it means to be human, what it means to love... the book delved into these themes through the lens of an endearing AI character. I felt that the AI character was a fun way to dial up and down the reliability of the narrator, with lots of dramatic irony. I enjoyed the ending a lot, where Josie magically ends up better despite what the audience might believe. I appreciated that this story could only occur with a deeply emotionally immature mother who is also seemingly quite rich. I enjoyed the brand of love that Rick and Josie appeared to fall into. The question of whether anyone could accept a copy of Josie... and the parallel of Josie getting better while Klara got "sick". I'm not sure I believed Klara was akin to human in the end, and I enjoyed that ambiguity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cancer, and Mental illness
Moderate: Child death
reverie_and_books's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Review: Klara and the Sun (🇬🇧 below)
Inhalt: Das Buch spielt in einer Zeit, in der Künstliche Intelligenzen ausgereift und allgegenwärtig sind. Klara ist eine solche KI, ein Artificial friend. Sie ist dafür gemacht einem jungen Menschen eine Freundin zu sein. Die Geschichte ist aus Klaras Sicht geschrieben und sie ist eine ganz außergewöhnliche Beobachterin. Sie erzählt, wie sie in einem Geschäft auf den passenden Menschen wartet, ihn findet und begleitet. Klara lernt was es bedeutet, Mensch zu sein, ein Herz zu haben und Hoffnung zu teilen.
Kazuo Ishiguro ist ein britischer Autor, der bereits mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet wurde. Dies war mein erstes Buch von ihm. Für mich ist es eine Dystopie mit Hoffnung. Mehr möchte ich gar nicht verraten, ich fand es jedenfalls gut nicht allzu viel zu wissen und mir manche Dinge selbst zu erschließen.
Das Buch wird mich gedanklich noch eine Weile begleiten, da bin ich mir sicher. So richtig aus den Socken gehauen hat es mich (noch) nicht - manchmal passiert mir das aber auch erst im Rückblick.
Für mich 4 von 5 ⭐
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🇬🇧 Synopsis: This is the story of Klara, an artificial friend. It takes place in a time where artificial intelligence has quite matured and is represented everywhere. Klara is a quite exceptional narrator and a very attentive observer. She tells how she waits in a store for the right person, how she finds and accompanies her. She learns what it means to be human, to have a heart and to spread hope. As a reader you get a glimpse of what technical inventions can lead to.
Kazuo Ishiguro is a British author who has won the Nobel Prize in literature. It was my first book by him. For me, it is a dystopia with hope. I don't want to tell you much more, since I enjoyed puzzling the pieces together myself so much.
I'll have Klaras story on my mind for quite a while, I'm sure of that. I'm not entirely blown away (just yet). For met that sometimes happens in retrospect.
For me 4 of 5 ⭐
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer
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