A review by venusinlove
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I'm not sure why this novel has many plot holes but it was challenging to read. Somehow everything left a sense of confusion in me and I couldn't get the story straight. Although I saw many people disliking the main point of view, I think the author made it great to be felt like an AI speaking rather than a person. I feel like this book is a try for sci-fi but a not-so-successful one and I often wondered what the whole world looks like because it wasn't explained very well - there are bigger cities but next to that there are fields, children need to be "perfected" and there are also the AFs. Along with that, the end of the novel felt rushed and even more confusing. Maybe it was like that for Klara too but I wanted to get a better knowledge of what happens to her and perhaps some plot holes to be filled. Overall, the story is really good, I just feel like I slept through 1/3 of the book and missed some points.