A Tale for The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

A Tale for The Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

548 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Nao lives in Tokyo. She is sixteen, and has decided to write a diary before she kills herselfOCoshe particularly wants to chronicle the life of her great-grandmother, a Buddhist nun. Ruth lives on the Pacific coast of Canada. A few months after th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 15,887 reviews

Moods

reflective 80%
emotional 78%
sad 54%
dark 49%
mysterious 39%
hopeful 37%
challenging 35%
inspiring 26%
funny 21%
adventurous 16%
informative 16%
tense 15%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 36%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 79% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.19

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