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The other two I‘ve read by her were home runs, but this one was more #goodnotgreat. I‘d still love to read more Ozeki, though! #AuthorAMonth

Yumi runs away from her tiny Idaho town at 14 after sleeping with a teacher. As her parents age, a neighbor takes care of them, but when their health falters she returns with three kids in tow. Meanwhile, a group of organic food activists have targeted the area to protest GMO potatoes.

Definitely not Ozeki's best but still her trademark frankness and balance of bitter and sweet is too good to resist

This was a random library choice and I finished it because I'm stubborn, but it had its faults: too long, I couldn't stand the one main character and her shitty choices, and when a writer gets basic facts completely wrong, like thinking that human babies are born blind (🤯), that really pisses me off. I'm completely anti GMO. so that part was fine and done okay, just quite dated by now.

I‘m back in the #audiosewing game. This jacket‘s coming together pretty well, but I need to do some more aggressive tailoring on the back. It currently pouches out around the waist. I hate that look.

Today‘s work took me a fair ways into ALL OVER CREATION by Ruth Ozeki. Considered alongside MY YEAR OF MEATS, I figure she set out to build a career in the agricultural lit sector but did an about face. Huh.

Ruth Ozeki is a brilliant author; there‘s a lot to love in this one, but there were some difficulties for me around some of the terrible decision making of several characters. I also struggled to understand the big take away here. Not quite Tale for the Timebeing...

The Spudnik returns, making an appearance at Carkeek Park in north Seattle. The camouflage conceals skulls and werewolf faces. Creepy!

I have so many mixed feelings after finishing what felt like an epic odyssey with these characters. Ozeki continues to surprise and amaze me with her gift of storytelling. The elements she pulls together are fascinating, and her facility with character building is impressive. And yet, watching the main character make poor choice after poor choice was agonizing. This truly is a study in broken families and the way individuals can remake themselves.

#bookshelftourism I'm always poking around people's bookshelves. ❤️

My lunch hour mostly consists of reading & more coffee; it's my 'me' time every day. Ozeki has become one of my favorite authors, after reading 'A Tale for the Time Being' in one sitting last summer.