![]() ![]() This is why we read novels, after all, to see our reflections transformed, to enter another’s subjectivity, to wear another’s face, to live inside another’s skin. Then, because the world of novels is an endless hall of mirrors, that moment of transformation of writer into character is echoed by the reader when he or she opens the book and enters the mirror room, dons the mask, and becomes the character, too. It’s a complex sensation, impossible to describe exactly, but, oh, such lingering sweetness! She gazes at it and positions it on her face, and at that moment she is transformed into the protagonist of her story, looking out through its eyes at her reflection in the mirror, made strange by the face of another. The Book of Form and Emptiness is about 14-year-old Benny Oh, who begins to hear voices belonging to the things in his house after the death of his father. She collects herself and focuses her attention, and then she picks up a mask. THE BOOK OF FORM AND EMPTINESS: A novel book review Tricia Bowering Book Reviews Ma6 min read THE BOOK OF FORM AND EMPTINESS: A novel Ruth Ozeki Viking, 560 pages This is a modern reading experience that speaks to deeper truths and Buddhist philosophy as a gift. ![]() The writer enters and seats herself in front of her reflection in the mirror. It, too, is a liminal space, silent, bound by certain rituals and full of magic. “Although lacking the brocade and elements of ancient sacred ritual, a novel can be a kind of mirror room, too. Without losing anymore time here is the answer for the above mentioned crossword clue. ![]()
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