5/19/2023 0 Comments The book of form and emptinessBenny begins hearing what he believes to be the voice of his late father whenever he is close to Kenji’s ashes. Following Kenji’s death, teenage Benny and his mother, Annabelle, hold a cremation for him, taking his ashes back home until they can decide on how to properly honor them.īenny and Annabelle develop conflicting coping mechanisms. Benny’s story begins with the unexpected death of his father, Kenji Oh, a jazz musician and Japanese immigrant living in San Francisco with his wife and son. The novel is told through a mix of Benny’s first-person discussions with the Book, the Book’s narration of plot events in Benny’s life (told in varying points of view), and excerpts from a fictional book Tidy Magic. The Book of Form and Emptiness begins with the narrative voice of the Book describing a boy, Benny Oh, and their relationship. Content Warning: Mental health, grief, self-harm, and hoarding.
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