Loved itis very relatable because if I found someone else's diary I would read the entire thing in one sitting and be captivated by it
A Tale for the Time Being (2013)
Others: Mostly positive In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying. But before she ends it all, she plans to document the life of her great-grandmother, a Buddhist nun who's lived more than a century. A diary is Nao's only solace. Across the Pacific a novelist living on a remote island discovers artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox and is pulled into Nao's drama and her unknown fate. (Bestseller)
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- 9781838856250
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- 480 pages
Genres: fantasy, literary fiction
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Loved itFrom what I remember this was a very emotional very beautifully written novel with a very interesting setup and structure. It was a book that I really enjoyed when I started it many years ago.
Loved itI'm really tempted by Americana at are for the time being for now they're going to be put on a case
MixedI also was much more engaged by now story than Ruth again I really love this like I said it was one of my favorite books of the year but I just wanted to briefly explain why it's not higher up on the list but yeah I still loved it anyway