Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. Penguin Random House Klara is an AF, or artificial friend, who is waiting to be chosen by a child or teenager. She sits in her store and takes in the world as she sees it, learning more and more as time passes. Eventually, Klara is chosen by Josie and goes home with her. Her “life” is much changed with Josie and much of it revolves around how unwell Josie is. I really enjoyed much of the first part of the book. Klara had a charming innocence about her along with a desire to learn so much. The latter parts were not as appealing…