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Does anyone have any interesting theories about this book?

Jim Puskas Although Ruth Ozeki wrote in the third person, I believe she was in fact writing a lot of herself into the book. Not necessarily the narrative, but ce…moreAlthough Ruth Ozeki wrote in the third person, I believe she was in fact writing a lot of herself into the book. Not necessarily the narrative, but certainly some aspects of her own personality, her world view, her relationship with dreams, the complex issue of family and how frequently people in their youth find it easier to relate to grandparents or much older aunts or uncles than to their immediate parents. I also perceive that Ozeki does not find it necessary for every mystery to be explicitly solved, i.e. there is room for us to simply be touched by grace.(less)

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