jamekeith 's review for:

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

4.0

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This took me so many months to finish because I am stupid, doesn't mean I liked it any less! Loved the format here, it takes a good writer to form a character and the world around you, and make you believe they are real. It takes a great writer to then have a parallel character who is reading the words of character one, reacting to them in the same way the real reader does, while also building a world around them. Does that make sense? I've just woken up. It's such a clever book and the way the lines start to blur was just fantastic. Crazy book but great book.