Klara and the Sun

After reading Never Let Me Go last year, so many of you had suggested this, saying that it was even better. I loved it. It’s such a special book. I don’t want to tell you very much because it’s one of those books where the less you know, the better. Similar to Never Let Me Go, it is set in the not-so-distant future. Klara is an AF (artificial friend), for sale at a shop on a city block. Her favorite times are those when she is placed near the front of the store and can feel the sun’s warmth on her body. Klara’s biggest hope is to be chosen by a child. Her odds decrease as more and more high-tech versions of the AF are released. When she meets Josie, she is certain she’s found her child and that her life is about to change. I won’t say anything else but I adored this book. The writing is beautiful, and the choice to tell the story through the limited perspective of artificial intelligence is brilliant. I’ve never read anything like it!