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A review by lchoii
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
5.0
I can see why this book is so polarizing... Through Klara's lens, it's sometimes difficult to pinpoint what is actually happening since the world is told through the lens of an Artificial Friend. Books with a dystopian backdrop and sci-fi themes are sometimes hard for me to wrap my head around and connect with, but this felt different.
Ishiguro captured the essence of being human so, so beautifully. Using Klara's viewpoint, he allowed the reader to step back from being human themselves and stand with someone who was trying to understand the way humans interacted, to understand the 'why' of every subtle reaction and feeling, and to describe them through this beautiful microscopic lens. It made me tear up multiple times, the way he articulated human connection and the bond between loved ones.
This is one of those books where you read for the tiny, small moments.
"There was something very special, but it wasn’t inside Josie. It was inside those who loved her."
Ishiguro captured the essence of being human so, so beautifully. Using Klara's viewpoint, he allowed the reader to step back from being human themselves and stand with someone who was trying to understand the way humans interacted, to understand the 'why' of every subtle reaction and feeling, and to describe them through this beautiful microscopic lens. It made me tear up multiple times, the way he articulated human connection and the bond between loved ones.
This is one of those books where you read for the tiny, small moments.
"There was something very special, but it wasn’t inside Josie. It was inside those who loved her."