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Klara and the Sun
New · Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia

Klara and the Sun

by Kazuo Ishiguro
2021 · 303 pages · Fiction
33 New ★ 3.73 on Goodreads · 493K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Booker Prize finalist (2021). 3.73★ from 493K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

33Must-Read Score
  • Critics32 out of 100 · counts 35%+13
  • Readers30 out of 100 · counts 50%+17
  • Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3

Where it ranks

Shortlisted

Reads as

Thought-provoking, Dark, Moving

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