![]() ![]() I loved the characters, the settings, and the philosophical themes - my only quibble is that I wish the book was longer. Ozeki manages to pull it all together in a way that reads beautifully, provokes thought, and has a real impact. It’s primarily an exploration of time that also touches on topics like Zen Buddhism, quantum physics, teen bullying, war, suicide, what it means to be human, and many other themes. But it’s so much more than that - it’s also the story of Nao’s family, Ruth’s husband, the flora and fauna of the PNW, and the cultural complications of modern Tokyo. ![]() First of all, it’s two stories in one - the story of Ruth Ozeki (the character, who may or may not also be Ruth Ozeki, the author), a writer living on a Pacific Northwest island where a diary from Japan washes up on the beach, and Nao, the teenaged Japanese journal writer whose story Ruth gets caught up in. ![]() A Tale for the Time Being is a hard book to describe. ![]()
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