This was the first book by Kazuo Ishiguro that I read. I just finished 10 minutes ago and I immediately came here to find some level of solace. I was left with so many emotions and feelings and questions. I want to talk to someone else who has read this book so badly. Im dropping my entire TBR and getting Never Let Me Go asap.
I read Never Let Me Go earlier this year and then I finished Klara and the Sun yesterday, and as I own most of his novels, I immediately picked up A Pale View of Hills, because he's amazing and I want to read everything he's ever written asap.
Same experience for me! I read Klara and the Sun because I was interested in AI and was left with sooo many emotions I never get from novels. Have you had the chance to read Never Let Me Go? I found I enjoyed it even more! It's been a month and it's still "haunting" me.
He is a Nobel Prize winner, gifted in compelling story-telling. He creates an emotional, visual experience in the mind of his reader, and the story stays with you long after you have finished the novel.
I loved remains of the day, but if we are all being honest...I felt a talented 6th grader could written Klara and the Sun (and if they had, it might have had more heart and meaning to it). Never Let Me Go was also stellar, also making it so startling that the same author could write something so completely devoid of meaning or passion.
@@dresdenjackshula4940 I would compare Klara and the Sun with Bach's Prelude in C Major from the Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, which, some would think, a talented 6th grader could write.
Amazing how this book sneaks up on you. I heard melancholy echos of Never Let Me Go. I will remember how Paul describing the human heart to Klara like it has endless rooms in a house, but Klara insist there is a FINITE number of rooms because it is a finite house. If true, this is a devastating revelation if you care to think about it.
I tried explaining the story to my family at dinner after reading. I began sobbing. Not crying. Gasping for air sobbing. Read this. Edit: It’s not even that sad… just started crying
I just finished this book and want to say pretty much the same thing. It is so unbearably beautiful. Cried like a baby. I don't know how I'm going to make it through my work meetings today 😅
I started with" Remains of the Day" and found his style interesting so I decided to read more (the one about the older artist) and I am looking forward to reading this one as well. His books don't scream at you with drama and over the top emotion; they are more like stories in silk slippers that approach the reader with quiet and imploring grace. There is an elegance to his writing but it's not "piss elegance" and the power whispers rather than shouts.
Did you notice that scene where the children are testing Klara and threatening to throw her is almost identical to that scene where the men are asking Stevens questions they know he doesn’t know the answer to? The difference in Klara is that Rick saves her. Unbelievably powerful moment I thought
Immediately after finishing the book, I wasn't really too impressed initially. But, for some reason, the atmosphere and the vibe just stuck with me for months. Now, I think it was one of my favourite reading experiences so far, and I will read it again eventually!
A really good book is not forgotten easily. I read this six months ago but remember certain parts that left an impression on me. Klara sitting on the park bench in the Sun at the end. It is difficult not feeling emotion for her. Her job is done.
Anyone that left a bad review of this book needs to watch this interview. I am almost kicking myself for not realizing that she was viewing the world through the lens of loneliness because that was her initial design function.. DUH
So many questions. I dont want to spoil the book for others so I won't ask them here. But I feel a massive need to discuss this book. Ive never felt such emotional attachment to a character in a book before. Klara the A.F. This book is special. Very special.
The only book I've read by Ishiguro was Nocturnes - a series of short stories. I loved it so much, I'm not sure why I've never picked up another book by him.
I just bought this book the other day been reading it none stop the last few days I absolutely love this can anyone recommend similar books like this I'm new to reading
Not gonna lie, I love his voice. He's also the genius behind the novel that inspired the movie adaptation of Keira K's, Carey M and Andrew G's lesser known films!
Sto studiando (J am just studying). La domanda per lei, a cui non trovo risposte (my answer is). Perché lei scrive? Why do yuo write?. Why? you would perfectly think the same J suppose.
