Review of A Tale for the Time Being
I recently read A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. The story is told through two narrators, Nao, a teenager living in Japan, and Ruth, a Japanese writer living on a remote island off the coast of Canada with her husband, Oliver. Ruth finds a diary written by Nao, through which we learn about Nao’s story alongside Ruth and Oliver.
(Spoilers to follow!)
Throughout the book, I found Nao’s story to be the much more compelling one.