Hey there, first time posting here!
I have just finished Klara and the sun by Kazuo Ishiguro and cannot stop thinking about the world they inhabited. Admittedly the world is not too much different from ours now, and presumably is in a near future to ours.
The more I think about the book the more I wish we could get another book in this world and wondered if anyone else felt the same?
I have so many questions I would love explored. Such as where Josie’s father lived in some kind of fascist community and what the story was there. It is hinted by Mr Capaldi that AF’s become highly controversial and unliked by a large part of the population and I would love to hear about that on a broader scale too.
I love Ishiguro’s writing and this book in particular and I’m not saying I wish these subjects were explored more in Klara and the sun, but I would love another book set in the same world maybe slightly in the future to learn more about the world Kazuo started in this book. The beauty of his writing is you have to figure things out yourself with a unreliable narrator and I am sure I have missed things that may answer some of my questions, I just can’t stop thinking about the world and want more!
Don’t get me wrong I know this will not happen, just wondered if others felt the same and would love another story from this world and timeline Kazuo Ishiguro created in Klara and the sun and if so what parts of the world/story would you like expanded on?
by robc1711
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bro, i feel you! the world in *Klara and the Sun* is super intriguing and there’s so much potential there. i’d love to dive deeper into the societal views on AFs and that whole fascist community angle too. it’d be awesome to see Ishiguro flesh that out more, for sure.
There was so much missed opportunity here. First of all, this is by far Ishiguro’s weakest work. It feels like a much cheaper waterier version of Never Let Me Go. Ishiguro is one of my greats – I love his effortless, to-the-point style – but in Klara and the Sun he had no faith in his readers ability to connect themes. Everything was so bluntly laid out for us at the surface level – we didn’t have to work for anything. It’s hard to be an original dystopian writer, and for me Ishiguro really fell short here.