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The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

ckncert's review

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

3.25

kay_thelazyreader's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25


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hollyevaallen's review

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reflective slow-paced

4.5

klingcooper's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

pippaaahh's review

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I thought the premise of the book was really cool, but I just could *not* stand the mother character. Maybe it was just the timing of reading it, maybe I'll try again another time, but for now the only thing I remember was how annoying Benny's mother was

jessica_kw_lam's review

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mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

tackling_the_tbrs's review against another edition

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

3.75

acorn192k's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.5

lindsayaunderwood's review

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2.0

An interesting concept, but not for me. The book was so long, but didn’t make much progress by the end. Took me a long time to get through because I didn’t feel like the plot was very forward moving. Also ironic that I didn’t love it, as part of the theme is about books getting sad when you don’t like them - haha.

juneil_morrow's review

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Past a point, it feels a little bit stalled out and I'm feeling too non-committal to read something this slow right now. Also some descriptive tendencies are... odd. Not a bad book, quite fascinating. Really enjoyed the character perspectives.