A review by vkce23
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very thought provoking and engaging read, especially the second half. Found the first half a little slow and took me a while to engage with the characters, but when it happened, I didn’t want to stop reading and it was very emotional. Quite a few trigger warnings so do check before you read. Some really sad things happen to Nao. Some of the philosophical quantum physics went over my head a little, which I don’t know if that is intentional or if I was just a bit dense with it! Overall, I really enjoyed it. 
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