Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Klara e il Sole by Kazuo Ishiguro

58 reviews

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

chelly_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

etinney's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Ishiguro continues to be a master of subtle yet impactful symbolism. If you are looking to start reading his work, Klara and the Sun is probably one of his most approachable. This novel is also unique in it being a "Covid" book (released in Apr 2021) that isn't about the illness itself. Rather, it reflects on themes of social isolation and fears regarding the advancement of science in contributing to that loneliness and dehumanization. I think the ending shifts the book's tone in a direction that I thought was odd given what the rest of the book had led up to. Ishiguro gives us this feeling of dread and tension that just kind of gets resolved.

The fact that praying to the Sun works in apparently curing Josie (though my interpretation is that this was merely a coincidence) goes agains the theme of overreliance on religion to cure our problems with the world. I wish the consequences for Klara having enacted a small act of ecoterrorism (destroying the construction machinary) because the "Sun" (aka "Son" aka the Christian God) told her to in exchange for a miracle.

There are many themes explored in this novel that feel underdeveloped toward the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Child death and Terminal illness

Minor: Classism

katilh's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Child death, Abandonment, and Classism

p2rteltytar's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Bullying

jrow's review against another edition

hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It was a nice read through the eyes of such a hopeful character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Terminal illness, and Classism

Minor: Bullying and Child death

nineinchnails's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i genuinely really loved this but it’s been almost a month since i read it so i can’t remember why i liked it so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Bullying

acemummerz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

filisia's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Chronic illness

Moderate: Classism

kadbee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism and Bullying