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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
“Up, down, same thing” might be my new favorite quote of all time. The Nao sections were absolutely wonderful and the Ruth sections less so. Loved all the Zen lessons and the characters, and also the weird mix of all topics that exist in this book.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
I listened to the audiobook of A Tale for the Time Being. It was quite journey. I loved the curiousity about how we are connected and impact of interactions on others. This came highly recommended.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Super weird, dark, and with moments of intense violence, but I ended up really linking how it toys with concepts of time and found the relatively kind portrayal of deeply flawed (and some just awkward) characters to be really well done. A hopeful and tragic reflection on life, death, and connection.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, War
Moderate: Pedophilia
I really enjoyed this! It took me a but to get past the framing device (author is character?) but once I got into it the story of the girl writing the diary, and even the responses the character reading it has, are really engaging and sometimes moving. I think i cried, and there are passages I still want to re-read years later