Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

30 reviews

girlinlavender's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

3.5

I wanted to like A Tale for the Time Being much more than I did. I loved the chapters from Ruth's perspective, and I would read an entire book based on Ruth and Oliver's lives. I felt that those chapters were stronger because Ozeki was writing about something she knew; the way she described the island, the dynamic between Ruth and Oliver, and Ruth's character, in general, were written better. Nao's chapters fell short for me, I couldn't really connect with her character, and the only time I really enjoyed reading from her perspective was when she was with Jiko. I love when books add real-life information to the storyline, it makes me feel smart for learning new things while also enjoying the story, so bonus points for that. I really wish I loved this book, and I thought it would be right up my alley, but it was only slightly enjoyable for me and took me a long time to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death and War

lilacwhisker's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Loved this book so much!! It being told from the perspective of the reader and writer of the diary was so fun and interesting to read. I also really liked the appendices and cliff notes added. Nao was an amazing character and I loved reading about her while also learning about Buddhism. I thought the way that Ruth and Nao’s characters contrasted made for an exciting story and I also liked how they shared similarities in their lives and it felt like their two separate stories blended more and more the further I got into the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Mental illness, and War

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Dementia

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Rape, and Animal death

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

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ate_reads's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Death

maddyhanton's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, and Animal death

jameslyons's review

adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Sexual violence, Bullying, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Gore

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

elly29's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.25

What a lovely novel. It was long, but there were some beautiful meditations. The ending was powerful, tying the stories together -- especially the generational story of Jigo, Haruki #1, Haruki #2, and Nao, replete with understanding. And, it has some of my favorite tropes, like the cat who comes back, and hope is restored, and we can be better tomorrow, and today is good because we're alive.

CW for suicide, suicide ideation, pet death, death of a child, death in general, war, bullying, prostitution of a minor 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Moderate: Death, Child death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

deannamullican's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.0

Throughout the whole book all kinds of abuse was described, sometimes in great detail. It was horrifying and way too much for me. It ranged from suicidal thoughts, to bullying in school, to 9/11 and the 2011 tsunami. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Animal death

saintmaud'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

4.5

Nao's attempt at writing about her nun great grandmother was what caught my attention first and made me add this to my tbr, but I loved Ruth's parts equally, if not more. I loved the natural science parts as well as her relationship with Oliver and life on the island and the magic realism towards the second half was done well too. Will be thinking about this one for some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, War, Bullying, Death of parent, and Animal death

Moderate: Dementia and Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer and Torture