Agency vs Klara and the Sun: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: The Future, Artificial Intelligence, Fiction
Agency
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“ONE OF THE MOST VISIONARY, ORIGINAL, AND QUIETLY INFLUENTIAL WRITERS CURRENTLY WORKING” returns with a sharply imagined follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The…
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Klara and the Sun
"Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Klara and the Sun has the widest readership — 472636 ratings behind its score.
- Klara and the Sun runs the darker storyline; Agency stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Agency | Klara and the Sun | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (14885) | 3.7 (472636) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (150) | 3.8 (1269) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (386) | 4.0 (2228) |
Reception
| Agency | Klara and the Sun | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14885 | 472636 |
| Editions | 9 | 31 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 25855 | 488622 |
| Reading it now | 2335 | 31297 |
| Written reviews | 1681 | 54305 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3603 | 46750 |
| Pages | 416 | 332 |