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reneesmith's review
5.0
Laughter & Tears. This story is a window into Ginny Moon's big heart, a paean to the folks who give so much in helping such vulnerable ones make sense of the world, and a reminder to give grace to those around us. An enlightening & moving story.
curlyjessreads's review
3.0
After receiving this as a part of my Once Upon a Book Club Advent box, I decided to make it my book club selection. It is a fascinating story about Ginny Moon, an autistic fourteen year old girl, trying to figure out this world we live in when it doesn't always communicate the way she does. Five years ago she was taken out of her abusive home situation and after a few foster placements, has been adopted by the Moon family. However, changes are coming that she and her Forever Mom & Dad are unprepared for.
The whole story is told from Ginny's perspective. It is a fascinating look into how someone with Autism may view the world (understanding there is not one set way for people on the spectrum). We, as the reader, can see how much off the miscommunication is happening, and it can be frustrating at times. You definitely find yourself wanting to yell at a few of the adults around her.
Ultimately it lost stars from me because I did find it slow, and hard at times to get into. I understand the reason for the writing style, but it could be tedious at times. I enjoyed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the Don Tillman trilogy better, both also being told from the perspective of a person on the Autism spectrum.
This book did, however, lead to a lot of good discussion in my book club. Some of the topics of foster/adopted kids, therapy, and miscommunication led to a lot of dialogue. We barely even got to our questions because the conversation was flowing so well! Also, most people rated it higher than I did!
I would recommend it as an interesting read, just know the writing style is pretty different than most books.
NOTE: It was republished as The Truth According to Ginny Moon, so some sources (Amazon, library, etc.) may only have it under one of the titles. Goodreads has the page number wrong on Ginny Moon, but not The Truth... FYI!
The whole story is told from Ginny's perspective. It is a fascinating look into how someone with Autism may view the world (understanding there is not one set way for people on the spectrum). We, as the reader, can see how much off the miscommunication is happening, and it can be frustrating at times. You definitely find yourself wanting to yell at a few of the adults around her.
Ultimately it lost stars from me because I did find it slow, and hard at times to get into. I understand the reason for the writing style, but it could be tedious at times. I enjoyed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the Don Tillman trilogy better, both also being told from the perspective of a person on the Autism spectrum.
This book did, however, lead to a lot of good discussion in my book club. Some of the topics of foster/adopted kids, therapy, and miscommunication led to a lot of dialogue. We barely even got to our questions because the conversation was flowing so well! Also, most people rated it higher than I did!
I would recommend it as an interesting read, just know the writing style is pretty different than most books.
NOTE: It was republished as The Truth According to Ginny Moon, so some sources (Amazon, library, etc.) may only have it under one of the titles. Goodreads has the page number wrong on Ginny Moon, but not The Truth... FYI!
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