A Tale for the Time Being
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A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki2013
A novelist on a remote island in the Pacific is linked to a bullied and depressed Tokyo teenager after discovering a Hello Kitty lunchbox that washed ashore.
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5 stars
Sep 4, 2023
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5 stars
Aug 29, 2023
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5 stars
Aug 18, 2023
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4 stars
Aug 10, 2023
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5 stars
Jun 28, 2023
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5 stars
Jun 13, 2023
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5 stars
Jun 9, 2023
Remarkable
Compelling
Thought provoking
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Karis Ryu@karisr
5 stars
May 16, 2023
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Rosamund Mather@rosamund
3 stars
Apr 18, 2023
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Anyaconda@kaffeeklatschandbooks
5 stars
Apr 7, 2023
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4 stars
Jan 10, 2023
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5 stars
Jan 4, 2023
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3 stars
Nov 5, 2022
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4 stars
Oct 25, 2022
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4 stars
Aug 25, 2022
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1 star
Aug 21, 2022
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5 stars
Aug 13, 2022
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5 stars
Jun 24, 2022
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Melanie Richards@melanierichards
5 stars
May 14, 2022
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4 stars
May 1, 2022
Vibrant
Surprising
Fascinating
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Cindy Lieberman@chicindy
4 stars
Mar 26, 2022
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Josefina@naps
2 stars
Mar 13, 2022
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5 stars
Mar 5, 2022
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Nadine @intlnadine
5 stars
Feb 18, 2022

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