Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

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

18 reviews

unicorn3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I decided to read this book because I had an excerpt of it in my Vor-Abi. This little excerpt sparked interest, and I can't deny that I really liked the book. As confusing it sometimes was, reading how Klara explores and learns the world was refreshing. Even though we're left with many open questions this book is really well written and nothing like I expected it to be. It's also not something I would title a masterpiece but I can say for myself I enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Medical content and Bullying

modrinkscoffee's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Bullying

maceydowns's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Child death, and Death

quinn24's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Child death, and Medical content

btrz7's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Medical content, Child death, and Death

falltumn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Medical content

maliap's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Chronic illness

Moderate: Racism, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Child death

lonelamplighter's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.5

Klara and the Sun is a difficult book to read, both because of the heartwrenching subject matter (chronic illness, looming death, etc) and because of the narrator. Ishiguro has managed to create a narrator that is both reliable and incomprehensible--Klara herself is extraordinarily observant, but lacks the human perspective that we have (and can see things that we cannot). Because of the gap between our understanding of the world and hers, it is often difficult to parse exactly what is going on via her descriptions, but I never felt like I was utterly lost in the narrative.

This is definitely a book that, if possible, you should read in tandem with other people so that you can discuss it. If you're reading it on your own, as I did, I would recommend that you simply roll with the punches. Don't get too stuck on particular details or sentences... drift through the narrative and let it wash over you. It all comes together, in the end. Trust the process.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma

littlehibou7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Medical content, Child death, Terminal illness, and Ableism

Minor: Bullying and Abandonment

nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Medical content