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laurencomer927's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
The book started off slow. I personally feel ss struggling to understand where th story eas headed so I would say if you're struggling... Just hang in there. It all start to pull you in and come together about a 3rd or the way through.
I enjoyed the slightly dystopian nature of the book. A slight glimpse into what our world could be like it we continue to let artificial intelligence take over. Some good and some bad. And some challenges that come when we take parts of our "humanity" and try to change it.
I enjoyed the book.
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Grief
kadbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying and Ableism
georgia59's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I wasn't wholly convinced by the depiction of AFs, Klara's AF nature seeming to serve the narrative - astute one moment, uncomprehending the next. I grant that she was still learning but it still didn't ring true. On many occasions she seemed to have an awful lot of difficulty computing what she was seeing before her which, to this inexperienced science fiction reader at least, is pretty basic stuff I would think.
Having said all that it was a compulsive read and I was delighted with Ishiguro's original and unpredictable plot turns. I had no idea where the story was going and that's such a rare experience these days.
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Grief
333amreen's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Deadnaming, Grief, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
sandramarinis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Abandonment and Emotional abuse
river_jean_sterling's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Minor: Death, Child death, Chronic illness, and Grief
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Classism, Chronic illness, Grief, and Child death
dsalazar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Death and Grief
asienerbrown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Chronic illness, Child death, and Grief
kurumipanda's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Classism
Minor: Dementia