ozeki

On Read to Me, we practice the essential, joyous skill inside great writing — listening. We listen for what we love in the work, and then put words to why it's so, so good.

Today, we read from The Book of Form and Emptiness, a stunning new novel from Ruth Ozeki. We love its radical premise, its clear-water sentences sparkling with gem-like words, and the voices of three distinct characters (not all entirely human). Plus, we explore how listening is like... magnificent fungus.

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Takakeisho and Asanoyama. Two VERY different ozeki. Two completely different fighting styles and two different backgrounds. The more we look into it, the less similar they seem. Need some help telling them apart or want to know a few random facts about them? This is your episode.