A review by sp1derfairy
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy fucking shit dude. This book was so incredible I have a desperate urge to read it over and over again and commit it to memory. I love this book so much, the characters, the themes, the inclusion of buddhism and quantum physics, and
the openness of the ending that is both unsettling and calming. It leaves you feeling like a fish who has been hooked, but doesn’t end up minding the state they’ve entered as it provides them a new perspective on life…or something like that
. God I really loved this book and it’s interesting to think back on possibilities of life where I didn’t pick this book up. It’s very likely as I’d never seen this before and by chance came across it in the library, picking it because of the synopsis and the cover (I will always end up judging books by their cover…oops).  Anyways, this book is genuinely so incredible and I adore buddhism. 

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