A review by kylethewild
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This did a really good job of showing and not telling. There were a few things that would get casually mentioned that would leave me like "wait, what??" and needing more information (

like when "lifted" kids were first referred to, or Rick's mom seeing Sal

), but rather than interrupting the flow of the story to give a blatant explanation, things were allowed to progress and reveal the information in what felt like a more natural way. 

Maybe I'm being greedy, but I wish we got more info on

what happened when AI started taking jobs from people. Josie's dad's living situation sounded extreme, so I feel like that would have been interesting to get more background on. I also would have liked more on everyone turning on the AFs and no longer wanting/liking them.