abmochapman's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Death and Slavery
Minor: Xenophobia
augustst's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Toxic friendship
anastasiamakes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It's slower paced than what I typically read, more about putting you in the situation of a future with realistic AI "artifical friends" and encouraging you to reflect on all the different implications of that, than developing plot or characters.
But I have come out of it feeling better for having had read it, and I believe it will be something I continue to dwell on for a while.
Moderate: Xenophobia, Child death, and Chronic illness
fraxisle's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Child death, Dementia, and Mental illness
Minor: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Xenophobia, and Gun violence
rhii_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The way that Ishiguro writes from the perspective of a such a naive but hopeful character is so interesting, because as I got through the story I slowly started to pick up on the more sinister aspects of the book’s society. This jarring contrast between the way Klara observes and even other characters’ innocuous comments, and your own realisation of what is actually going on, made it such an engaging read.
The only issue I had was that it felt like some of the science fiction elements that were more glossed over or unexplained, in a way that felt different to the rest of the books tendency to let readers discover more of the context of the books society.
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Xenophobia
franzi_'s review
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death
Minor: Classism, Xenophobia, and Bullying
orangesoda733's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
bexi's review
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, and Xenophobia
Minor: Cursing