A review by addilynne
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

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

4.0

This book was beautiful! The overall story is very interesting the the context of nao’s story is so informative and moving. I found that although the perspective of Ruth and Oliver were useful as a plot devise for the overall arching story; I had a very hard time getting through these chapters, especially during the first half of the book. It took me awhile to read because of this. I would say when nao gets to the temple is when the story altogether starts to pick up. 
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