A review by krys_kilz
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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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