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A review by hollyway
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
*read for book club*
Kazuo Ishiguro is impeccable at what he does - but what he does is just not quite for me. This was my second novel of his and it was very similar in both tone and structure. Excellent, well-crafted books and I understand how they absolutely click for some people, but calculated detachment is still detachment and I tend to need that emotional connection to really care about a story. I'm glad I read this for book club, both because it has cemented for me that although I respect Ishiguro I really don't need to read anything more from him, and because I just know this will be a much more interesting book to discuss than it was to read.
Kazuo Ishiguro is impeccable at what he does - but what he does is just not quite for me. This was my second novel of his and it was very similar in both tone and structure. Excellent, well-crafted books and I understand how they absolutely click for some people, but calculated detachment is still detachment and I tend to need that emotional connection to really care about a story. I'm glad I read this for book club, both because it has cemented for me that although I respect Ishiguro I really don't need to read anything more from him, and because I just know this will be a much more interesting book to discuss than it was to read.