Klara and the Sun

Jackie.Davidson shared a tip "The dispassionate observations of Klara, the artificial friend, are fascinating insights into human behavior. Klara’s friendship with, and service to, Josie raises hosts of questions about how far AI can go and what it can truly replace. Great read."

gabrielle_amaro shared a tip "I really wanted to like this book, but I just couldn’t get into it. It certainly gets more interesting towards the end, but I wouldn’t recommend."

markus_meyer shared a tip "The message is very accessible, yet there is a great deal of nuance in ishiguro’s writing that still gives you a lot to chew on. I hope that this story is one day taught in classrooms."

joshua_radcliffe shared a tip "I wanted to enjoy this novel, but it was difficult to. I found the characters speaking too formally and politely, which kept on taking me out of the novel. What it did well was describing how Klara saw her environment, was described cleverly. The ending was anti-climactic and sad, which felt intentional by the author, and I like how it just ended there. A robot with faith and belief was a very interesting concept, and it was a interesting theme throughout the book. Despite all of the strengths, it was too difficult to become engrossed in this world the author tried to create."

kerem. shared a tip "Even though it was a slow read and not a lot was happening, I really enjoyed Klara as a character and her observations as an outsider."

ryjones22 shared a tip "it wasn’t an easy read and i was lost quite often but i’m glad i stuck with it because i feel like the message was important. solid 7/10"

ireland_c shared a tip "Albeit a slow-read, but a definite recommendation. It is interesting to find that our fears of robots and AI will always come from the idea that they will overtake what is most human to us. Yet, what we should fear is how unbecoming of us to fear and set to waste those things that may only mean to help us."

reaganne_hansford shared a tip "A little slow and ethereal but I also read it in 8 hours, so it can’t have been *that* slow #new_releases #science_fiction #robots"

linda_lederer shared a tip "Unique. A story about a robot who is more human than most humans. Didn’t care for the ending obviously I’ll let you decide that for yourself."

andrew_cather shared a tip "This is a really well written book with a unique premise. The author really does an excellent job of capturing the voice of her characters and the plot continuously drives forward. My only critique is that the ending left me a little unfulfilled. I’m sure the author meant us not to have a clear-cut ending, but I would have liked a few more of the loose ends at least semi-wrapped up.. It left me like a fine dinner with a soggy cookie for dessert: I enjoyed it, but the last bite felt bland."

ashton_s shared a tip "Loved it. Ishiguro is so good at writing works that really get you thinking and get you emotionally invested. This one also had a Sci-Fi/dystopian aspect to it."