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A review by tiffanytt
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
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this book was okay, there was one (1) interesting plot point that, in my opinion, would have made it a better book if that was the main conflict but it wasn't. the book is just kind of boring, it probably has more deeper meanings that i am not grasping but the plot is just really boring. the idea of the AFs is interesting but i feel like it was so mundane and the plot was mundane. like the conflict is that josie is sick and then the resolution is that the sun gets her better. like there are a lot of other things going on that are much more interesting that just aren't the main plot. ie, miss helen and her behavior and her relationship with vance, those were interesting but just not a main part of the story. or rick and josie's relationship or the mother and father like all of these things are way more interesting than klara praying to the sun to help josie. the most interesting plot point was when they met capaldi and it was revealed that josie's mom was trying to recreate josie as an AF and have klara pretend to be josie like holy moly that would have been so interesting to read. tldr: this book's main conflict was boring and the plot was not juicy at all. i feel like any other plot that i mentioned would have just been juicier to read.
the author does do a good job of making you feel uncomfortable, i'm not sure if it's always intentional but he does execute it well. there's a part where there's a lot of people arguing at the same time but not about the same things and when you read it you become a little disoriented and confused which i think was good writing on his part. when writing about capaldi and the AFs, i felt uncomfortable at times because the AFs remind me of AI that is extremely advanced which in our world would be scary i think.
anyway, kind of boring all in all but i did manage to get through it so i guess it wasn't that boring.
this book was okay, there was one (1) interesting plot point that, in my opinion, would have made it a better book if that was the main conflict but it wasn't. the book is just kind of boring, it probably has more deeper meanings that i am not grasping but the plot is just really boring. the idea of the AFs is interesting but i feel like it was so mundane and the plot was mundane. like the conflict is that josie is sick and then the resolution is that the sun gets her better. like there are a lot of other things going on that are much more interesting that just aren't the main plot. ie, miss helen and her behavior and her relationship with vance, those were interesting but just not a main part of the story. or rick and josie's relationship or the mother and father like all of these things are way more interesting than klara praying to the sun to help josie. the most interesting plot point was when they met capaldi and it was revealed that josie's mom was trying to recreate josie as an AF and have klara pretend to be josie like holy moly that would have been so interesting to read. tldr: this book's main conflict was boring and the plot was not juicy at all. i feel like any other plot that i mentioned would have just been juicier to read.
the author does do a good job of making you feel uncomfortable, i'm not sure if it's always intentional but he does execute it well. there's a part where there's a lot of people arguing at the same time but not about the same things and when you read it you become a little disoriented and confused which i think was good writing on his part. when writing about capaldi and the AFs, i felt uncomfortable at times because the AFs remind me of AI that is extremely advanced which in our world would be scary i think.
anyway, kind of boring all in all but i did manage to get through it so i guess it wasn't that boring.