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The Cold Depths of Space

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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea – Axie Oh Book Review

Hello book lovers! today I bring you my review of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh <3 what are your thoughts on this books? tell me or send me a message with your opinions :)

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Reading this book was like going on an adventure. Axie Oh took me on a journey full of mythological creatures, magical folktales and enthralling characters. It’s true that I was first drawn by the beautiful cover. But as I kept reading the story I was captivated by the equally beautiful wondrous world Oh wrote. A tale of love, fate and sacrifice, if you are looking for a fresh and creative story I recommend you submerge yourself in this tale.

Some quotes I really liked:

“Nothing extraordinary is ever done out of reason or logic, but because it’s the only way for your soul to breathe.”

“Sometimes, only through a story can a truth be heard.”

“My fate is not yours to decide. My fate belongs to me.”

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But memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo trees; for a while they are beautiful, and then they fade and die.

- Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being.

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A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth Ozeki book review

I don’t know how to describe what I’m feeling right now. After completing this book I’m left with a storm in my chest, Ruth Ozeki wrote a touching and unforgettable story. It was funny and tragic at the same time, and a lot of times very harrowing and so gut wrenching that I had to put the book down and stop for a couple minutes.

In this book we follow two stories at the same time but not actually. Ruth is a novelist living in a remote island who one day discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox, there she finds the diary of sixteen-year-old Nao who lives in Tokyo. As Ruth continues to read Nao’s diary she plunges into the life of a young girl who’s bullied by her classmates and has an unemployed suicidal father. Nao’s voice is funny, quirky and deep while she talks about life and death, quantum physics and Buddhist nuns. We go from one story line to the other, back and forth between past and present, and so we find ourselves wanting to know what’s going to happen at the end.

A Tale for the Time Being is a beautiful story with touching characters, compelling narrative that is equally magical and wise. It may make you bit sad but it’s a story worth reading.

First post yay! Hello my name is Michelle and i like to read :) this account is to share my love for books and make friends on the way <3 have you read this book? if you have please tell me your thoughts :D

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Hello Tumblr my name is Michelle and I like to read :) I also like to make book reviews. 

I will be posting here some reviews of the books I'm reading.

nice to meet you all <3

Yours sincerely, the magical girl of books.