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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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amsswim's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This one was very sweet. You read from the perspective of an "Artifical Friend", a robot that accompanies children. I really loved how Klara interacted and saw the world. As well as how her perspective lacked context entirely sometimes, but had too much in other points. I would love to know more about the larger world the story takes place in, but it didn't matter to Klara so it was not in the story. It felt like a sweet, nice episode of Black Mirror (those are rare though). I'd recommend for science fiction people and those who like light science fiction.

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simon326's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

A thoughtful story of human relationships, heart, and beliefs as told from the perspective of a robot of sorts. The interesting imagery and the slow reveal of the world are very intriguing and make one want to keep reading. It's not a very complicated or deep story, but is enjoyable and is good for passing time. It was the first time that I had read a book by Kazuo Ishiguro and it makes me want to read more.

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andrewhatesham's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Well written and cohesive plot, and a loveable main character (Klara), but I personally prefer a denser plot. The writing style is very subtle. There's a lot subtextually (no spoilers here), but not many events actually happen. It's much more of a reflective, slow paced story.

I put off reading this for a long time because I thought it was gonna be heavier on the sci-fi (I hadn't read much sci-fi at all until recently), but it ended up being the opposite of that. If you're a sci-fi newbie, you don't need to feel daunted by this, because things are put into simple terms and there aren't that many sci-fi elements anyway, most of it feels like a real life setting. Conversely, if you're a literary newbie, this may not be for you.

It's also a bit less emotional than I expected. But I'm sure some people would view it as much more emotional than I did, it's subjective. It just didn't hit a nerve that way for me.

In terms of this as the audiobook version, I think listening to it was a good choice since it's slow paced. I could just increase the speed when it felt a little too slow (I typically read faster paced books, just my preference). I liked the narrator for the most part. The only thing that was slightly grating, were the parts with the British accented characters because the accents did not sound realistic.

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hhwanghyunjin's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Kazuo Ishiguro's latest novel, 'Klara and the Sun', is a thought-provoking exploration of humanity and the role of technology in our lives. The story follows Klara, an Artificial Friend designed to provide companionship to humans, as she navigates her way through a complex and often confusing world.

Ishiguro's writing style is as engaging as ever, and he does an excellent job of immersing the reader in Klara's perspective. The novel's themes are complex and nuanced, and Ishiguro tackles them with his usual sensitivity and thoughtfulness.

That said, there were a few aspects of the novel that didn't quite land for me. While Klara is an interesting character, I found some of the other characters to be underdeveloped and not particularly engaging. Additionally, while the novel's themes are intriguing, at times they felt a bit too abstract and disconnected from the plot.

Overall, 'Klara and the Sun' is a well-written and thought-provoking novel, but not without its flaws. I would recommend it to fans of Ishiguro's work, as well as readers interested in exploring the intersection of technology and humanity. I give it a solid 3.75 out of 5 stars.

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montsebens's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Keep in mind, I read it in Spanish.
The story has its moments when it completely captivates the reader; other times, if you don’t focus on what’s going on, you’ll be lost the rest of the chapter.
All of the characters are very questionable, which grew to be quite frustrating.

There’s a giant plot twist in part four that quite literally ripped the soul out of my body, and I’m pretty sure it’s still floating around my kitchen. The plot twist is honestly a very simple one that can be predicted if you’re really thinking about it since the beginning, but when you’re too focused on yelling at Klara to stop being so stupid the last thing you expect is a slaps in the face of information in 50 pages.

Nevertheless, I’d recommend this book to a very specifically niche audience of science fiction fans that don’t mind reading a story mainly character based, even if the characters get on your nerves sometimes.

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