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Kazuo Ishiguro

Allyboo

I read Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro at the same time as I was completing my autism assessment in November 2021. I'd never read any of his books before so was all new to me. I found it tied in very well with my exploration of autism and ongoing mental health recovery journey. I went on to enjoy reading his book The Remains of the Day (and watch the film) as well as watch (and get the DVD in time) of the film Living (released in cinemas last year https://youtu.be/-hCTXaQ1guE ) which he adapted from the Japanese original. I would like to chat with other Kazuo Ishiguro fans so am on the lookout  for any generally, are any of you interested in his work much? 

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  • Hi Allyboo, I know you posted this quite a while ago but I wondered whether you are still interested in discussing Kazuo Ishiguro? I just re-read 'Klara and the Sun' and I want to discuss it in depth and nobody I know has read it. I love all of Ishiguro's novels but this is definitely one of my favourites. I noticed that when you introduced the subject, the discussion very quickly became general. I would love to have a more in depth discussion about 'Klara and the Sun' specifically. It made me think so much about AI and what constitutes a 'being' and whether there is anything that makes a human worth more than someone like Klara. She is an amazing character. Although I'm still not quite sure that I believe she would end up in a junk yard - what a waste! People buy second hand cars and washing machines, surely there would be a market for second hand AFs! Do you think that her selflessness makes the human characters behave in a more selfish manner or does it just show the selfishness up more by contrast? Anyway, I'd love to hear someone else's views about the story.

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  • Hi Allyboo, I know you posted this quite a while ago but I wondered whether you are still interested in discussing Kazuo Ishiguro? I just re-read 'Klara and the Sun' and I want to discuss it in depth and nobody I know has read it. I love all of Ishiguro's novels but this is definitely one of my favourites. I noticed that when you introduced the subject, the discussion very quickly became general. I would love to have a more in depth discussion about 'Klara and the Sun' specifically. It made me think so much about AI and what constitutes a 'being' and whether there is anything that makes a human worth more than someone like Klara. She is an amazing character. Although I'm still not quite sure that I believe she would end up in a junk yard - what a waste! People buy second hand cars and washing machines, surely there would be a market for second hand AFs! Do you think that her selflessness makes the human characters behave in a more selfish manner or does it just show the selfishness up more by contrast? Anyway, I'd love to hear someone else's views about the story.

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