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alyssapusateri's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Child death
Minor: Sexual content
simon326's review against another edition
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.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content and Cursing
andrewhatesham's review against another edition
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
dummehure's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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? No
3.5
This book is beautifully written in my opinion and Klara is indeed a unfortunately narrator. The way she observes and views the world is extremely refreshing and so easy to empathize with!!
On the other hand tho there's the plot. In my opinion the book peaked in it's first parts and just got progressive more predictable and boring.
I would still absolutely recommend this book but it's not what I expected from an author that what the nobel prize for literature.
On the other hand tho there's the plot. In my opinion the book peaked in it's first parts and just got progressive more predictable and boring.
I would still absolutely recommend this book but it's not what I expected from an author that what the nobel prize for literature.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness and Child death
Moderate: Classism and Death
Minor: Sexual content
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