Reviews

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

idamarie17's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective

4.0

mebfabulous's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

fhammond_36's review against another edition

5.0

Finished this a while ago now and can't stop thinking about it. I know this is one I will want to read again, and I want to discuss it with everyone I know who reads it. Wonderful.

sewerhill's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

aqeela's review against another edition

4.0

3.85 stars, rounded up

jwolflink3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Skip the last section.

lizzyqd's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

annie_the_psycho's review against another edition

4.0

What really took this book from 5 stars to 4 was the intermittent chapters from Ruth's perspective that was really not at all as interesting as Nao's. I was so enthralled by Nao's story and what's happening to her that it felt like a real slog to read through Ruth's chapters and often found myself losing interest completely, and many times considered just skipping to the end of the chapter. Apart from that, this is an amazing book. Nao's character and story is so painfully real that it's difficult not to imagine that it actually happened and by the end you wish you could read even more about her.

If anything, this book has encouraged me to start my own journal to write about myself as a time being. Whether or not I'll leave it somewhere for a stranger to discover remains to be seen.

moviegoer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

vivandbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful. Loved it so much.