the book of form and emptiness paperback

It remains one of my favourite books and so I was very pleased to read her latest novel. Some years back I had read Ruth Ozeki’s ‘A Tale for the Time Being’ (actually three times, including for two reading groups). I complemented my reading of ‘The Book of Form & Emptiness’ by Ruth Ozeki with its unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kerry Shale, for an immersive experience. If you let it-if you listen-it could change your life. It is funny, kind, wise, urgent and completely irresistible.

It is an affirmation of the power of community. It is about the importance of reading, and an observation of the mess consumer culture has got us into. The Book of Form and Emptiness is about grief, resilience, creativity and psychological difference. And a very important conversation begins. There, he meets a homeless poet and a mesmerising young performance artist. There, the objects speak only in whispers. Overwhelmed by the clamour of all the stuff, Benny seeks refuge in the beautiful silence of the public library. His mother, struggling to support their household alone, starts collecting things to give her comfort. After his father dies, Benny Oh finds he can hear objects talking- teapots, marbles and sharpened pencils, babbling in anger or distress. Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022, The Book of Form and Emptiness is now available in B format. If you let it-if you listen-a book could change your life.

The book of form and emptiness paperback