Thorndike Reviewers' Choice: A Tale for the Time Being (Hardcover)

from JolleyG

Having read other books by Ruth Ozeki, I was not daunted by the very strange first chapter. This chapter purports to be the diary of a teenager named Nao who lives in Japan and who is writing her diary in a Tokyo coffee shop. First she fantasizes about who might be reading her diary at some point...

from Schatje

Wow! Whee! Whew! Finding the words to clearly express my feelings about this book are difficult: "Sometimes the mind arrives but the words don't." It is an enthralling, mesmerizing read which leaves the reader with much to ponder. The plot seems simple. Nao Yasutani is a 16-year-old living in Tok...

from Beamis12

Another book that one needs to pay great attention too because it is so easy to get lost. I was drawn in by the characters, especially that of a young girl being bullied unmercifully in school. It was heartbreaking, the depths that these fellow Japanese classmate went too and the fact that a teac...

from brenzi

"Ruth stared glumly at the cat. 'I'm not following,' she said. 'I should be wearing the Code of Shame. I'm not smart enough to understand." (Page 398) This is a review of two books although Ruth Ozeki laughingly (in my mind) intends you to view it as a single novel. The first book can be found on...

from mykl-s

Twice-read, there is still more I want to learn about Ozeki's stories in this novel that I want to read again.