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“There’s always the sun. Always, always, always the sun.”

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

April 9, 2021 by jomidi Leave a Comment

Klara and the Sun  is the strange, sweet, and highly enjoyable new book by Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro.  This odd fantasy world is typical of what to expect from Ishiguro.  The story takes place in a dystopian future where AF (Artificial Friend) robots are purchased as companions for children.  The story is narrated by Klara who is an AF.  Having the story told from a robot’s point of view may seem odd, but you grow to love Klara as she innocently tries to […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, book group, Fiction, Kazuo Ishiguro, klara and the sun

jomidi's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, book group, Fiction, Kazuo Ishiguro, klara and the sun ·
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Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro (2021)

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

March 30, 2021 by vel veeter 1 Comment

A first person narrative from an AI built into a robot/android body that has been built as a line of “Artificial Friends” for kids. When Klara begins her story, she’s on display in the a specialty store mostly just trying to get noticed and also get some sun, which she slightly worships as a kind of deity-like presence, but also is her source of energy (as it ours as well). The novel then opens up a little when she meets Josie, a repeat visitor to […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kazuo Ishiguro, klara and the sun

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:110 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kazuo Ishiguro, klara and the sun ·
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