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A review by julianameiyan
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
5.0
i loved this so much and i'm actually surprised that i did. i read it for my english class and i think that improved my experience of it a lot. i wasn't expecting to read two ishiguro books in my life but i'm very glad i did. i definitely did not have the appreciation for these themes in high school freshman year that i do now. i feel the need to go back to never let me go and reread it. still, this book got me unexpectedly emotional and i completely understand how it was originally conceived as a children's book.
i think that knowing it was originally a children's book helps to lean into the story more. in actuality, the story and the moral are simple and ishiguro is definitely preaching a little bit. but, i think the moral of the story that society should accept humanity more rather than continually chasing after rationality was conveyed in a really interesting way. especially in a time of AI, it was a really unique way of looking at it.
i think that knowing it was originally a children's book helps to lean into the story more. in actuality, the story and the moral are simple and ishiguro is definitely preaching a little bit. but, i think the moral of the story that society should accept humanity more rather than continually chasing after rationality was conveyed in a really interesting way. especially in a time of AI, it was a really unique way of looking at it.