Howdy Bookworms!
It’s been far too long since we read a book together, I think. Who’s up for another installment of The Fellowship of the Worms?! This time around, I’ve decided on A Tale for the Time Being
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, Nao 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—and will touch lives in a ways she can scarcely imagine.
Across the Pacific, we meet Ruth, a novelist living on a remote island who discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox—possibly debris from the devastating 2011 tsunami. As the mystery of its contents unfolds, Ruth is pulled into the past, into Nao’s drama and her unknown fate, and forward into her own future.
Full of Ozeki’s signature humour and deeply engaged with the relationship between writer and reader, past and present, fact and fiction, quantum physics, history, and myth, A Tale for the Time Being
It sounds pretty intense, but I cannot wait. I’ve heard all sorts of rave reviews so I’m really excited to check this one out. For anyone out there interested in joining me, I’ll be posting discussion questions on Friday, September 4, 2015. Despite me interviewing myself earlier this week, I much prefer to internet with friends.
*If you purchase a copy of A Tale for the Time Being
Elizabeth
This book is so good! Knocked my socks off (despite the first three or four pages making me think, “What kind of book is this?!” Glad I kept reading). I can’t wait to hear what everybody thinks.
Jancee @ Jancee's Reading Journal
Yay! So excited!
Amy @ Read a Latte
This is one of my all time favorites! I’m excited to revisit / discuss in September!
Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf
This book is fantastic, and there’s TONS to talk about! Great pick!
Andi
This one is on my Estella Project summer list, and it’s taunting me. I may listen on Scribd audio!
Jenny @ Reading the End
Excellent choice! I read this a few years ago and loved it. I know some people had conflicted feelings about the ending, so I’ll be interested to see how you and the other readalongers feel about it. (I loved it.)
AMB
This one might be too intense for me, but I’ll keep it in mind. It sounds fascinating!
Sarah Says Read
Hey, I just grabbed this at the used bookstore this weekend! I probably wasn’t going to get around to reading it, but this just seems like perfect timing so I’ll try to squeeze it in this month 🙂
Words For Worms
Wahoo!
Beth @ BetaLibrarian
The description didn’t sound like something I would care about, but I figured I could check it out from the library and just not tell anybody when it failed to hold my attention. Holy crappola, was I ever wrong. I’m only a couple chapters in, but I’m hooked already. Can’t wait to finish it and discuss it!