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Title: The Almost Moon: A Novel
ISBN: 0316677469
Author:
Alice Sebold
Publicate Date: 2007-10-16
Publish: 2007-10-16
List Price: $24.99
Average Customer Rating: 2.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: Dark and Compelling story
I'm glad a chose to read this book. I know the reviews weren't good so I avoided reading it until I picked it up for the second time. Once I started reading it I was hooked to the end. I guess it was not a book for everyone but I sure was engrossed reading it and I think the reviews were a bit harsh since I've read higher reviewed books with a lot less satisfaction.
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2: disapointing
a book with such high expectaions was sure to come up a little short. This was no exception. Alice Sebolds' obsession with her own relationship with her mother had been obvious with her previous two books. However in the Almost Moon this relationship takes center stage. what is most disturbing about this novel however is that i dont know what i supposed to be thinking, should i feel sorry for a woman who cant let go of her past and has no ability to take responsibilty for her own actions? or do i hope the main character gets caught and drug thru the legal system? either way it is decently written as on ewould expect from such a terrific author, but buyer beware of her three books this is definatly the weakest.
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3: Calling Ms. Sebold!
Where are you Ms. Sebold? I don't know what happened! Her last two books left me wanting more...now I can't even finish this book! I went from reading 'World Without End' which I couldn't put down to this which I can't pick up. It's confusing, boring, gross (lots of diarrhea!) and well, just plain awful. I want my money back!
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4: A bitterly disappointing second novel - not worth reading
I picked up The Almost Moon, like so many others, after thoroughly enjoying The Lovely Bones. Unfortunately, this book is nothing like The Lovely Bones. Very little happens throughout the book, but after waiting through a few hundred pages of annoying barely-there plot, there is little or not resolution. The book is mostly flashbacks, primarily I suppose to explain why the protragonist behaves as she does, but they are rather uninteresting.
After about 50 pages, I could tell the book would focus on how Helen's mother had made her life miserable. I was loathe to read the rest but continued, hoping that I would be surprised. Instead, the book proceeded much as I expected, except that Helen was treated poorly by both her mother, her father, and a few neighbors. The story could have been interesting as many others have explored this topic successfully, but alas, in this telling, it simply isn't.
In short, even if you enjoyed The Lovely Bones, skip this book.
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5: essential reading
I believed the bad reviews and decided to skip this book... until a friend I trusted said it was compelling and moving. I practically held my breath the entire time I was reading it. Not every book is written to fritter away a few hours at the beach. I am astounded at Ms. Sebold's bravery and literary voice.
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