Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

50 reviews

ye_li's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Classism, Child death, and Death

ticktock's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism and Chronic illness

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Chronic illness, and Classism

maceydowns's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Child death, and Death

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Child death

Moderate: Classism and Death

Minor: Sexual content

trickphoenix'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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, and Grief

Minor: Racism, Child death, and Mental illness

nikexistiertnik's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

i just loved klara's pov and getting to know the world through her eyes. the description of her vision being separated into boxes tended to confuse me at times, but other than that, i enjoyed the writing a lot and i am particularly in love with the way this dystopian world doesn't get overexplained to the reader - we only know as much as klara does, and learn it at her pace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Child death and Grief

Minor: Classism and Bullying

spag's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Child death, and Chronic illness

krys_kilz's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a very slow read for me. So much of the world building was left shrouded in mystery and the dystopian elements of the story were mostly mentioned in passing while never fully explained. This did help create a general sense of unease and tension that kept me invested, but there was simultaneously frustration that I was unable to fully know what was going on.

The strongest part of the book for me was the narrator. Klara was a wholly original and unique voice and her observations about human behavior, emotion, and loneliness were uncanny. I found her quite endearing by the end.

I like the framing of this story as a parable about parenthood. It's deceptively simple and achingly real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Grief

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Classism and Bullying

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness