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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

50 reviews

nolongeremi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual assault, Bullying, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Pedophilia

wizardingwisteria's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

This one was certainly a ride.  Picked this one up on a whim at a small local bookstore and it was a great find.  The idea of connecting with someone through an old lost diary is really interesting and the way it was pulled off here was great. Nao felt like a real person and I felt like I was reading her real diaries

Overall I would recommend this to anyone willing to do a thorough search of the content warnings because it is a heavier read with a lot of depressing moments 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Vomit, Rape, Death of parent, Bullying, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Mass/school shootings

avery_lj's review against another edition

3.5

Good characters, good writing, fun "quantum" magical realism. Rated lower because it isn't really my personal taste and

the cat gets badly hurt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Rape, War, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

hanelisil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Brilliant. I loved Jiko and Nao. I loved how time was twisted.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and War

miisoosoup's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

This book touched on basically every topic I'm interested in, I feel like it was made for me. Quantum physics, Japanese language, Buddhist philosophy, Zen practices, time. I felt like every other page contained a quote that I wanted to store in my brain forever, I loved it. One of my favourite books so far. Some quite graphic descriptions of Nao's bullying, but I guess it pulls you into the harsh reality that she had to face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Torture, Sexual assault, Violence, War, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia and Grief

emsim's review

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, War, Torture, Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Dementia, Alcohol, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

imnotarke's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

i adored nao's story. it was so compelling and tug at my heart strings hearing from the perspective of a teenage girl. the magical realism was well-developed and fascinating to follow. i found ruth's story lacked that same attachment as nao's, but she was an essential element so i understand her placement - i just wish her story was as exciting to read as we have her for almost half of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, War, and Vomit

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, War, Grief, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

mangomilk's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

loved this a lot more than "all over creation," which was the extent of my previous exposure to ruth ozeki's work, and now i'm open to reading more. i found it somewhat difficult to get into part 1, but after h#1's history was introduced, the pages flew by. nao really grew on me as a narrator, and i found her reflections on temporality, hope, and legacy unexpectedly moving. i'll think about this book for a while, probably.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Rape, and War

ok7a's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, War, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Vomit, Drug abuse, and Rape