Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Ishiguro is one of my favorite writers. I haven’t read a book by him that I didn’t love and he has the unique and unparalleled ability to jump between genres and continue to be extraordinary. This story is similar to Never Let Me Go, in that it involves AI, so it’s scifi but it’s also a mystery, a love story, and has elements of mythology. And of course friendship. As with all of his stories, it’s exquisitely told and has so much depth and complexity and yet so simple and beautiful at the same time. I read this whole novel in one sitting. I grew to love every single character and I would have easily read for hours and hours more. I cannot recommend Ishiguro enough.
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