(SPOILERS) My Short Thoughts of Klara and the Sun

(SPOILERS) My Short Thoughts of Klara and the Sun

I know I'm more than 3 years late to the party, but I read this book for my AP Literature class and I finished it just now and it astonished from start to finish.

Like the ending left me crying for a few minutes, thinking of how after everything Klara did for Josie, she was left to be forgotten in a scrapyard with the only special thing to happen for her was seeing the manager of her former store before being left again to continue her "fade out."

But if we look at the broader picture, it was an amazing tale of a companionship between a human and an android. I think the characters felt grounded and I especially loved the dynamic between Josie and Rick. I also enjoyed seeing the world from Klara's eyes, since it provides a rather innocent and naive outlook of the world around her. I remember she lost some functionality after sacrificing some of her PEG Nine to destroy the Cootings Machine as she called it, but in particular, the ending seemed to imply the whole story was being told from her when she was in the scrapyard, where she admits things like her memory was degrading. This part left me questioning whether her recount of events were accurate. So yeah, those are just a few things I enjoyed.

My main criticism is that the worldbuilding leaves a lot to be desired. I did read that the author's style doesn't emphasize much on worldbuilding, but still.

Also, I do know of the film adaptation, and I hope it can live up to the book. Great read all-in-all.