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littlehibou7's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Medical content, Child death, Terminal illness, and Ableism
Minor: Bullying and Abandonment
nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Medical content
sunny_not's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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
3.25
It was a great read. The descriptions of scenery reminded me of classics and overall it read like a classic. Slow but beautiful. Although it was a book filled with hope I felt that it was quite sad. However, after this beautiful and emotional story, the ending felt very unsatisfactory to me. Klara deserved much better. Still I would recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Medical content
lex_y's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I feel like this book lacked the courage of its convictions—it didn’t explain the mysteries but also didn’t leave them unexplained enough to be a freewheeling unreliable narrator sort of a story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Minor: Medical content
sophieduncan's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Grief, Child death, and Bullying
Minor: Medical content
melplays9000's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I don’t think I’ve ever read a book like this one. The concept was quite unique and Klara was such an interesting character to be in the perspective of. I loved seeing her throughout her life with Josie and her family. I read this as an audiobook and I thought her tone translated very well into that format and it made the story feel as though Klara was looking back and recounting her life back to me. I was very worried about this being a translated book, I thought the language would be overly simplistic and maybe wouldn’t be done very well. But I was definitely surprised, this book wasn’t difficult to read and understand at all and I never felt that the fact that it was originally written in Japanese impacted my enjoyment in any way other than positively.
This book was very casual. Nothing spectacular happens, there’s no epic quest or particularly growth from the main character. We just see the world around her grow up and change while she stays the same. This made for a good read to just read in small chunks. The ending was sad but hopeful and I overall enjoyed my entire experience reading this. Would definitely recommend, 4.5 stars.
This book was very casual. Nothing spectacular happens, there’s no epic quest or particularly growth from the main character. We just see the world around her grow up and change while she stays the same. This made for a good read to just read in small chunks. The ending was sad but hopeful and I overall enjoyed my entire experience reading this. Would definitely recommend, 4.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Chronic illness
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Child death
rileyeffective's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical content
teresareads's review
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Minor: Medical content
caidyn's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This is a hard one. At some points this book was amazing and I was amazed by it. It felt like an add-on of Never Let Me Go at those times. Then at others I felt it was too "deep" for me to understand the real meaning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Chronic illness
Moderate: Child death
wee_ramekin's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content, Chronic illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying and Child death
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