The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

4.05 AVERAGE

doudie_noirdelire's review

4.0
There is no single truth on grief, how we experience it and survive it, even in the same loss or family, there is so much that shatters. Beautiful to live the journey of a mother & son’s loss, back to each other and how community rise above all

anastarfish's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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jnupponen's review

4.5
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
One of the most imaginative books I’ve ever read outside of the expected genres that promise imaginative storytelling (fantasy, sci-fi, etc.) I was hooked!

huik's review

2.0
The pace of this book was way too slow and meandering for me. A lot of it also seemed unnecessary. The plot was like 95% going downhill then all of a sudden there's 10 pages left and everything is better. I couldn't feel for the characters enough, and it was frustrating to continually read/watch them not get the help they needed. I enjoyed A Tale for the Time Being much much more.
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evspekkie's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thumbetina's review against another edition

5.0
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

summerjarsky's review

2.0
It was super meh. No where near the quality I've come to expect from this author.
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evanikolaidou's review

5.0
emotional reflective sad slow-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
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librarycat901's review

5.0
emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

cdegan's review

5.0
dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes