[notimetorelax]

I don’t like articles with lengthy preludes, here’s where the discussion about the book starts:

... Klara, the narrator of Ishiguro’s new novel, is a kind of robot version of Stevens, and a kind of cousin of Kathy H. She’s a carer, a servant, a helpmeet, a toy. “Klara and the Sun” opens like something out of “Toy Story” or the children’s classic “Corduroy” (in which a slightly ragged Teddy bear, waiting patiently in a department store, is first turned down by Mother, and finally plucked by her delighted young daughter).

[chris_st]

I agree it's a very long prelude, but I'm glad I read it; I learned about a couple of different literary genres I hadn't heard of before, and I found it useful to understand what Ishiguro was doing.