rosierust 's review for:

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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although it took me a while to warm to the characters, ultimately this book left me feeling hopeful and inspired about the power of writing, connection and letting go. it wove two very powerful stories together of mother and son who are ostensibly suffering the same fate, but in the physical and mental realm. it felt very true as a depiction and analysis of the way capitalism and materialism are insidiously detrimental to our lives, and how human connection and openness can be the answer to righting these wrongs.