Klara and the Sun (2021) by Kazuo Ishiguro

 On Thursday 27th October 2022 we assembled in the upstairs room at The Poets pub in Hove to discuss Roland’s Robots themed selections.

Theme: *Robots*

READ: Klara and the Sun (2021) by Kazuo Ishiguro

A winning and provocative of what it is to be human through the eyes of a not-quite-human.

Klara is well realised - her AI logic, perceptiveness, intelligence and naivety all felt really convincing.

Her narration forces the reader to fill in the gaps in the story and to work to understand the world of the novel - and the agendas of the various characters.

The ending doesn’t fully deliver on the promise of the set up.

A deceptively simple book that asks profound questions.

Roland had this book lined up for weeks - he loved it. Hamish less so, an early start and then downhill. Robin warmed to it. Keith was lukewarm. Nigel was positive. Tristan was impressed but disappointed by the ending. Nick liked it.

Nick 8 / Tristan 7 / Nigel 8 / Keith 6  / Roland  8 / Robin 7 / Hamish 3

LISTEN: Bad Apples (2022) by Objekt

Some love it, some hated it

WATCH: Ex Machina (2014) dir by Alex Garland

To varying degrees we were all very positive about Ex Machina. Those that watched it.

HBG endorse it: 20 September 2022 -> 27 October 2022

TraumaZone (iPlayer)

Miriam Margoles - This Much is True (Book)

Liquorice Pizza (Prime) 

Detachment (Prime)

La Fosse (Cranbourne B&B, Dorset)

Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC iPlayer)

Trevor Nelson (BBC Radio 2)

The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh film)

Queen and Slim (iPlayer)

Welcome to Wrexham (Documentary) (Disney +)

Tornado - Stewart Lee (iPlayer)

Get Back (2021) dir by Peter Jackson (Beatles Doc) (Disney +)

Elvis (2022) dir by Baz Luhrmann (Film)

Love and Let Die (2022) by John Higgs (Book)