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

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

This book might is my favorite of this year so far. It’s a wonderful story within a story within a story, all tied together by zen Buddhist beliefs and quantum mechanics, which after reading the book; zen Buddhist beliefs, quantum mechanics? same thing. The characters feel so real, and no matter whose perspective even the bird’s I felt sucked into. This story makes me feel so many things and I’ll be feeling those things for a long time to come, and thinking about this book for longer. 
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