The Broken Rules of Ten: Tenzing Norbus First Case

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Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Tinker Lindsay Goodreads Author. While Ten deals with the embarrassment of puberty and the rapid changes to his body, he must also navigate his first brushes with mysticism, mystery, and maybe even murder.

When the brilliant year-old scholar Lama Nawang, already a legend and a star, takes the lonely boy under his wing, Tenzing senses that his luck is about to change—and it does, but not in the way he expects. Tenzing Norbu Mystery 0. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Broken Rules of Ten , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about The Broken Rules of Ten. Lists with This Book.

Jun 16, April rated it it was amazing. I haven't read any of the other Tenzing Norbu mysteries, but after getting the opportunity to read this one, I definitely am interested in the first two novels in the series. Ten is a lovable character, especially as a child - he is mischievous, curious, and is undergoing many changes as he begins to go through puberty. He finds life at the Tibetan monastery where his father lives and works to be very boring - well, the classes and such that he must go through, at least.

The actual adventures he I haven't read any of the other Tenzing Norbu mysteries, but after getting the opportunity to read this one, I definitely am interested in the first two novels in the series. The actual adventures he has are always outside of classes and usually break more than one rule. What really got my attention was how smart Ten is. As an almost thirteen-year-old boy, the reader wouldn't imagine him to come up with some of the things he does. However, all of it is believable, and quite a bit of the story is sad.

Ten faces loss in many ways in this novel, and although he toughs it out on the outside, the reader is privileged enough to see it from the inside, where he is struggling in many ways to cope with his loss. I think what made this novel so fascinating for me was the information given about Buddhist monasteries and the items used there.

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The Tibetan names for them were used as well, which may be overkill for some readers, but I really enjoyed it. Aside from "meeting" a fascinating new protagonist at an early age and going through adventures with him, I feel as though I learned a fair bit about the Buddhist way of life too. Well done, Gay Hendricks, for writing a very readable novel!! Many thanks to Hay House Publishing through Netgalley for an opportunity to read and review this book. This prequel novella to the excellent Tensing Norbu series recounts a time during Ten's youth when he is only 12 years old and takes place at the monastery where he forms much of what he will become in his later career.

I enjoyed the interactions Ten had with his friends and his fear of what was happening to him as he was starting to go through puberty. It was also good to see the events that are often mentioned in the novels, including the beginnings of his appreciation for Sherlock Holmes and This prequel novella to the excellent Tensing Norbu series recounts a time during Ten's youth when he is only 12 years old and takes place at the monastery where he forms much of what he will become in his later career.

It was also good to see the events that are often mentioned in the novels, including the beginnings of his appreciation for Sherlock Holmes and his own developing need to solve mysteries. For me though, there was just too much of the Buddhist aspects. I like dipping my toe into things like that for flavor to the story but here it seemed like I was getting bombarded with doctrine and strange to me terminology. That also tended to overshadow the mystery aspects of the story.

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I do hope there will be more novels written. The last one published The Fifth Rule of Ten was published in However I also see that there may be a TV series based on the series with Daniel Dae Kim's production company behind it. So maybe that is a distraction Jul 06, Jean rated it it was amazing.

The Broken Rules of Ten is a short read, only about pages or so. But it fills in a lot of the history in his life, as he travels between his life with Mother in Paris and his Father in the Buddhist Monastery. Both parents and both worlds may as well be a million of miles apart, and this is confusing for a boy of There are other complications as his body changes and he has a crush on a local girl who lives near the Monastery. His two best friends, Lobsang and Yeshe, try their best to unde The Broken Rules of Ten is a short read, only about pages or so. His two best friends, Lobsang and Yeshe, try their best to understand Tenzing, but he is always the "different" one in any crowd he is in, even as an adult.

As Tenzing leaves the Monastery this time, it seems that he will never go back. But I love the Tenzing Norbu series, and since I've read the first two, it seems Ten as he wants to be called now does return to India, at least for a few more times, before he makes his decision to become an LA cop. He finds a Sherlock Holmes book while cleaning at the Monastery for an important ceremony, and loves the mysteries and the way Arthur Conan Doyle writes them. As you will see if you read the other books, these characters have a big influence on Ten's later career and life choices.

Ten is the most exciting and original character I've read about in a long time, and these books are well worth reading! I hope the authors plan to continue onward, I would hate to think I've just read my last book about this interesting person. Jun 15, Sarah Workaday Reads rated it really liked it Shelves: It takes place during his last summer at the monastery, and fills in the mystery of why he left, and lays the basis of why he became a cop.

I loved the glimpse into monastery life. It is so different than my life, and seems like a unique experience. The schedule and rituals are so rigid and steeped in tradition. I find it utterly fascinating. This is a stand alone story, but I think that it would offer the most enjoyment to readers already familiar with the series. It strengthened my love for the series overall. May 10, Sedonia rated it it was amazing Shelves: I am a fan of the Tenzing Norbu stories and enjoyed this prequel a lot.

Since i have read the first two stories already, It was cool to read more in depth about Tenzing's adolescence in the monastery in India and the roots of his future as a brilliant detective. He is a lovable character, flawed and very human. A wonderful cast of side characters and just good, enjoyable storytelling. I look forward to digging in to The Third Rule of Ten soon.

I like to save these books as a treat after getting I am a fan of the Tenzing Norbu stories and enjoyed this prequel a lot. I like to save these books as a treat after getting a lot of work done because they are a fun escape read but also try to offer readers a little something deeper on the level of mind and spirit. Aug 23, Dawn rated it really liked it.

I read The First Rule of Ten some time ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to reading the rest of the series. Nov 26, Aleksandras Brazauskas rated it it was amazing.

A nice way to end the Tenzing series. Aug 24, Alice rated it really liked it Shelves: A comfortable series and an easy read, which was just what I needed. Jun 08, Laurie Hanan rated it really liked it. In the first books, Ten is an adult ex-monk, ex-cop turned private eye. He hints at his unusual upbringing in which he was shuttled back and forth between his alcoholic mother in France and the strict discipline of a Tibetan monastery where his father lives.

We join him as he is arriving at the monastery in Tibet at the age of thirteen to spend time with his father. Thirteen is not an easy age for boys, under any circumstances. My son is also thirteen. By comparison, I find young Tenzing to be much more contemplative and insightful than any thirteen-year-old boy I know. I enjoyed this inside look at life in a Buddhist monastery, and the time spent with Tenzing at a pivotal point in his childhood. It's also suitable for teens, free of foul language, graphic violence, and graphic sex. I hope some teens will read and enjoy it.

Aug 12, Jen rated it liked it Shelves: I really liked the first two in this series about Tenzing Norbu, the former Buddhist monk, who came to the U. This novella reveals more of the background of Ten, his divided life between his alcoholic mother in Paris and his Buddhist monk father in Dharamshala. The training of novice monks is an interesting feature, and so is the adolescent Te The Broken Rules of Ten is a prequel to the Tenzing Norbu series. The training of novice monks is an interesting feature, and so is the adolescent Ten's advance into puberty.

The plot is less interesting than the insight into Ten's training, friendships, and shaky relationship with his father. Anyone who has enjoyed the Tenzing Norbu series will probably enjoy this short read. Ten is a unique character in the mystery genre, and I look forward to the next in the series of the grown-up Ten. Feb 02, Dani Moore rated it it was amazing. If formulaic main characters, bore you. If reading the same old stories frustrates you.

You MUST read this book and those that follow after in this series! Reading this book as a man, I didn't just learn valuable lessons immediately applicable in my adult life which I did , nor did I just have a fun quick summer read it was that too. I could also feel the author's compassion for my own experiences as a boy. Like Tenzing, I long mistook my father's fear for anger and sometimes I still do. In co-parenting an adolescent boy, I've found myself looking for ways to connect from the other side of the equation.

By the time I was done reading The Broken Rules of Ten, I knew I wanted to share it with this cherished twelve-year-old friend of mine. I asked if we could read it together, and he said yes. I've ordered a copy for him, and I plan to give it to him today. I'm excited to share the book with him, both to create space for connection and to give us fodder for honest conversations about our father-son-like relationship. Yet another wonderful and occasionally insightful trip into ex-monk Tenzing's world.

I agree with others, read at least the First Rule of Ten before this one, so you can better appreciate the two worlds that Tenzing finds himself working in. I love how the murder mystery bits are interspersed with small, non-lecturing bits of Buddhist thought. I've been copying them into a notebook, just to reference when life gets tense. It's amazing how the simple act, for example, of counting your breaths and letting thoughts float away, can reduce stress levels. As for the murder mystery side, they're far from hardcore, but at the same time, far from a cozy, thank heaven.

Closer to reality, or what passes for it out there in California's Valley. At the same time, the actions are sensible enough that Tenzing doesn't come across as Phillip Marlow. More Nero Wolfe's Archie Goodwin in action. I hope the next six rules don't take six years to materialize! In the first books, Ten is an adult ex-monk, ex-cop turned private eye. He hints at his unusual upbringing in which he was shuttled back and forth between his alcoholic mother in France and the strict discipline of a Tibetan monastery where his father lives.

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We join him as he is arriving at the monastery in Tibet at the age of thirteen to spend time with his father. Thirteen is not an easy age for boys, under any circumstances. My son is also thirteen. By comparison, I find young Tenzing to be much more contemplative and insightful than any thirteen-year-old boy I know. I enjoyed this inside look at life in a Buddhist monastery, and the time spent with Tenzing at a pivotal point in his childhood. It's also suitable for teens, free of foul language, graphic violence, and graphic sex.

I hope some teens will read and enjoy it. If formulaic main characters, bore you. If reading the same old stories frustrates you.

You MUST read this book and those that follow after in this series! Tenzing Norbu is like no detective you have ever encountered. The way he thinks, moves and acts have little in common with most detectives and this book has little in common with most mystery novels. This is the story of how he got started, where he comes from and why he is like he is. The son of a drunk Parisian mother and a Tibetan monk father, he truly has a foot in each world like few ever will.

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