A review by mariopartygod
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

what it means to live a good life, what it means to be human, what it means to love... the book delved into these themes through the lens of an endearing AI character.
I felt that the AI character was a fun way to dial up and down the reliability of the narrator, with lots of dramatic irony. I enjoyed the ending a lot, where Josie magically ends up better despite what the audience might believe. I appreciated that this story could only occur with a deeply emotionally immature mother who is also seemingly quite rich. I enjoyed the brand of love that Rick and Josie appeared to fall into. The question of whether anyone could accept a copy of Josie... and the parallel of Josie getting better while Klara got "sick". I'm not sure I believed Klara was akin to human in the end, and I enjoyed that ambiguity.
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