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adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
informative
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
informative
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation
Jasmine Syedullah, Lama Rod Owens, Angel Kyodo Williams
challenging
informative
medium-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A fun dumb romp, and I mean that as a compliment. Nothing to overthink. It starts and just goes.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
The subtitle of the book is “a concise history of Zen,” and that’s a great summation of this book. Barbara O’Brien is a wonderful author and storyteller. She makes the deep and long history of Zen and Buddhism approachable. If you’re a student of Zen or just interested in its history, read this book. This is one book I’ll be thinking about for years and will undoubtably return to in the future.