A review by jenjenceline
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
3.0
I was going into this novel hoping for a sea which appeared calm but would at any moment turn choppy and plunge me into the water. I kept hoping *soon* that something would happen but well, it was always peaceful.
For my personal taste in books, this didn't work for me. It played it too safe. Klara's view is that of a 5-year-old without ever really growing up. It makes sense for the novels premise, but left descriptions of the dystopian world feeling incomplete and vague. I thought by the end of the novel, important plot points would be fleshed out (eg. more explanation of what it is to be 'lifted') but they're merely giving simple explanations that feel like cop outs.
Regardless of my complaints, I didn't struggle to keep reading this book so I can't go lower than 3*.
For my personal taste in books, this didn't work for me. It played it too safe. Klara's view is that of a 5-year-old without ever really growing up. It makes sense for the novels premise, but left descriptions of the dystopian world feeling incomplete and vague. I thought by the end of the novel, important plot points would be fleshed out (eg. more explanation of what it is to be 'lifted') but they're merely giving simple explanations that feel like cop outs.
Regardless of my complaints, I didn't struggle to keep reading this book so I can't go lower than 3*.