A review by ogbergerking
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

4.5

technically, 4.5 stars.

this is my first read of any of ishiguro’s work. i love the writing style, & found the world building to be interesting as we seemed to learn more as klara did. i found the pacing a little disorienting, & being thrust straight into the plot was a little tough to get into, but once i did? ho boy. 

this book really posed some interesting perspectives on what it means to be human, & what it is that actually MAKES us human. how we form connections & grow, & how love transforms us over time. most importantly, how we transform others through our love. 

i would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to think more deeply about what it means to be human from something that is so fundamentally not human that it seems to circle back around to human all over again. that doesn’t make a lot of sense, but my head is still reeling from this book. 

i will def be looking to read more from ishiguro in the future.