![]() The process of lifting is risky, and it’s the cause of Josie’s illness. The story takes place in a dystopian future where children have been genetically “lifted’ to be smarter. The Klara in the title is an “artificial friend” who provides companionship to a sick 14-year-old girl named Josie. His latest is just as thoughtful and beautifully written as you’d expect from him. I read Remains of the Day years ago and thought it was brilliant. So, when I found out that Kazuo Ishiguro had written a new novel about robots called Klara and the Sun, I couldn’t wait to pick it up. Robots are going to play a huge role in our future, and fiction is a great way to explore what exactly that might mean. ![]() Although I enjoy the former-the first two Terminator movies are classics for a reason, and there are some terrific episodes of Black Mirror that tackle the subject-I’m drawn more to books and movies that paint robots in a positive light. ![]() Most fiction about robots seems to fall into one of two categories: stories about how they’re going to kill us all or stories about how robots become an integral part of our lives. ![]()
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