Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

27 reviews

8bg's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, War, Rape, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Vomit

Men having sex with underage (sexually mature) escorts

bra1nw4sh3d's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood, Dementia, Cancer, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Vomit, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Trafficking

mateoj's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

I'm gnashing my teeth bouncing off the walls hollering screeching et cetera. 
I hesitate to compare this to Murakami because I don't want to fall into the "Japanese authors is the same" trap, but fuck it. A Tale for the Time Being is what I wanted and did not get from Murakami: strange, metaphysical, and surreal without sacrificing coherency and humanity. All too often fiction like this forgeos the beating heart of the story in favor of being as mindfucky as possible, and one of my favorite things about A Tale for the Time Being is how it refuses to let go of the human feelings and needs at its core. The meta-narrative is extremely well done, and manages to make as much sense as it possibly can, without losing any of its surreality or weirdness. What a masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape, Violence, War, Adult/minor relationship, and Trafficking

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

strange surrealist story about a woman in Canada reading a Japanese girl’s diary she found washed up on the beach 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Trafficking

sasisaskia's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Trafficking

kateschu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Rape, Sexual content, Trafficking, Vomit, Violence, and Death

saltydough's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was honestly mind-blowing. Though it's somewhat of a slow read, Ozeki writes with such grace and clarity that never for a moment was I bored. Though I love both main characters, Ozeki really nails the teenage voice with Nao, and I enjoyed her chapters immensely. The ending was cathartic, and though it left me with some questions, they were the good kind -- the kind we all should be pondering at the end of a book, or really any time. The book really dove deep into big concepts -- of time, of memory, of morality and war -- but it did so in a delicate, understated way, drawing on both Buddhist theology and scientific theories, but making them comprehensible to any ordinary reader. The prose had a beautiful rhythm, really just such a joy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Dementia