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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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amyapple's review against another edition

2.0

There was no wow factor in this story and at no point did it elicit any feelings from me. I’m not sure if it’s due to translation or just how it was all written from the AI perspective which sometimes seemed sketchy.

The words would say she’s sad but I just didn’t feel it enough through the writing.

I do find the author being clever with only mentioning things here and there to encourage you to read in, but in the end there was no climactic moment for me.

I didn’t feel like I got to know any of the characters properly, not even Klara… because Klara didn’t even seem to have had a personality per se.

I just feel like this whole story was an easy to read non-event.

sesealyah's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

janey's review against another edition

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2.0

Well, I'm sorry to say that I just didn't care for this. It is written in Ishiguro's characteristic style, in which the interior lives of his characters are left to the reader to fill in, and in which there is something left unsaid that, by the end of the book,is glaringly obvious. Except it wasn't, in this case. Not for me, at least.

I feel as though Ishiguro stands Chekhov's rule of thumb on its head -- rather than showing us the revolver in Act I in order to use it in ACT 5, Ishiguro shows the reader many things that don't really tie together so instead of the sense of inevitability I get from the revolver, his books leave me wondering what I missed.

valeriaolvera22's review against another edition

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3.0

I was struggling to continue reading this book just bc it was very bland and nothing keeping you hooked . But I I loved klara and how much she cared

mercutio's review against another edition

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2.0

Got this book on a recommendation, but won't be recommending it. Klara's perspective on things was often confusing to follow, and I honestly hated the ending.