A review by julieyael
Klara et le soleil by Kazuo Ishiguro

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I had sile difficulties with this book. I found it hard to understand everything that was going on in the world building, probably because we only have the point of view of the android/AA. 

Lots of things are subject to interpretation and I found the style a bit complicated. 

Also it’s a bit of a dystopian world, which I am not a fan of, and the global tone was pretty sad in my opinion. 

The themes are interesting and there is some reflection to have, but I was not convinced by the point of the whole story. 
I found the plot pretty weak too. 
Not a bad book, but I would’t read it again nor recommend it. 

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