A review by mitskacir
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

4.0

As usual, Ozeki’s writing is engrossing, unpredictable, and a bit didactic. I have to give her huge credit for writing a book about books that I actually really liked. In particular I don’t like books that talk about how magical books are, but this one got me - I bought into it for sure. I particularly was invested in the mother’s story, but found myself a bit bored with Benny’s sometimes, even though his was the more exciting and fantastical. Maybe it’s because the mother was more relatable with her more real-to-my-life problems. This solidified my desire to read anything Ozeki writes.