Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Klara and the Sun - Klara dan Sang Matahari by Kazuo Ishiguro

16 reviews

ank3's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Ableism

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Ableism, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Abandonment, Classism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Pedophilia

auudrey's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Ableism, and Classism

roundandround's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

really really loved this. interesting perspective and narration style. some things about klara didn't make sense to me though (she is depicted as very smart, but contradictely doesnt know/understand some basic aspects about the world). the end was a bit under-whelming, but nonetheless, it is a very unique and beautiful book that made me want to keep on reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Child death

athenium's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Classism, Abandonment, and Bullying

Minor: Confinement, Mental illness, and Racism

kaneebli's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, and Bullying

Minor: Ableism and Child death

leabhar_love's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Chronic illness

atipsygiraffe's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Chronic illness

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Terminal illness

scruffie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I've always liked Ishiguro's writing style and in my opinion this book was, once again, very well-written; I really enjoyed reading every single page of it. The themes of classism and identity persist throughout the entire book, tying into the book's dystopian setting which is slowly explained. If I had one complaint it would be that the world-building wasn't as elaborate as I would have liked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Classism

Moderate: Grief and Child death