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

4.25

Unlike the other Ozeki book I've read, which I loved the start of but grew a little disenchanted by, this one really grew on me. Found the teenage voice of the diary a little annoying at first but got used to it. loved all the parallels between the lives of Nao, Ruth, Haruki 1 and 2, and even my life so it felt like Ruth was writing straight to me as a time being too. Embarrassingly, as I write this I've only just clocked Ruth the character is named after Ruth the author, even though as I was reading I thought she must be a self-insertion for Ozeki. A few things said in the book are direct quotes of thoughts I've had, almost a little creepy. Read this at possibly the perfect time.