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Mini, spoiler free review of Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 weeks ago by AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca to c/books@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/71957771

In an unspecified but not too distant future, classrooms give way to individual instruction on mobile devices and children are more isolated. “Artificial Friends” (AFs) - androids designed as companions - become more popular to help reduce their loneliness. Klara is an AF, bought for a very sick young girl. Though Klara is especially clever and observant, her knowledge of how the world works is very limited. This is a wonderful but very slowly paced story - if you're looking for something action packed, it's not here. I really enjoyed the way Ishiguro gives us a constant trickle of information about the future he's created, and I enjoyed Klara’s joyful nature.

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

As an aside, after I write my little blurbs I usually look at some other reviews to see if my take was wildly different from other people's. It wasn't until I did that with this one that I found out it's being (has been) made into a movie to be released this month. I think it's likely a good choice for a film, and I'm curious to see what it's like. The cast looks good.