A review by lex_r
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

I didn't think I was going to like this book and then I finished and I have no reason to give it anything less than a five. I was completely confused reading the whole novel, there was so little context into the world but for some reason it worked. I loved Klara and she reminded me of Wall-E, non-human but relates to human emotions beyond comprehension. I finished the book expecting the ending to gather the loose context and it didn't, but for an odd reason that was okay? Klara's story was done and her experiences left me asking so many unanswerable questions; but they have evidently been lost to time and I have to be okay with the resolution. To sum this up, I entered this book confused about Klara and the world context, left completely briefed on Klara and equally confused on world context, but is still satisfying. Also, now reflecting, this is essentially a revamp of the 2010's teenage coming of age dystopian revolution genre but better and more artistically nuanced, layered, and really a must read? Seriously it's just better, you will understand when you are done. 
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