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This is one of those novels that lingers with you long after you've put it down. It is thought-provoking, touches your heart, and amazes you with it's masterful, creative writing. This five-star book is the best I've read this year, and has earned a place on my list of all-time favorites. Here's the jacket description of A Tale for the Time Being:
On a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, a Hello Kitty lunchbox washes up on the beach. Tucked inside is the diary of a sixteen-year-old Japanese ...more
On a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, a Hello Kitty lunchbox washes up on the beach. Tucked inside is the diary of a sixteen-year-old Japanese ...more
In general, I like the story of this novel more than the manner in which Ruth Ozeki chose to execute it. Had A Tale for the Time Being been a story about a Japanese girl dealing with feelings of displacement and school bullies and family dysfunction, I can easily see myself have really enjoying it. But the author added a more “literary” framework that did nothing for me, dragged the story down, or was just beyond me. The author-as-a-character and quantum physics were more distracting (and sleep-
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After a long time I've read a book that was unputdownable as it neared the half way mark! What a ride! Feels like I've just been to Japan and British Columbia. But hey, don't read it if you don't have an open mind. Like Murakami level open mind. ;-)
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