A review by eveningreverie
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional hopeful tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

I cannot read the two barn scenes (you know the ones) without sobbing. I'm serious. I've tried. Klara is so beautiful and pure. Her beliefs are palpable. The method of describing stressful situations through Klara's "boxes" (program focus windows) was so abstract yet to profoundly relatable to humanity. Only Ishiguro can make me simultaneously sickened with and in perpetual awe of the thematic content.
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