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shawne's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Murder
takeme2wonderland's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide
mariola's review against another edition
The book was crazy from the first and some of the attitudes really bothered me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Excrement, Dementia, and Death of parent
aksick's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book was dark, slow-moving, and unsatisfying. There really wasn’t a character that I liked nor even one decision that I liked. I didn’t root for the main character as an anti-hero, I simply wanted to see if she’d suffer consequences.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol
cucina_kristina's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder
madeleine_wilks's review against another edition
I read 700 pages of Ayn Rand because I refused to start an unfinished list.
I read 70 pages of The Almost Moon and I can't do this anymore. The list is going up.I thought killing her mother was too much, and by page seventy she was "with" her best friends son after killing her mom, cutting off her hair, giving her a bath, and leaving her on the floor to rot. I'm good, thank you. I'm really fine not reading this.
I understand- characters and situations don't have to be likable for a story to be well crafted or intriguing. But besides the fact that I don't read past PG-13, even if all that didn't bother me, the whole point is shock value and making the main character as sympathizable yet demented as physically possible. It isn't well written, there is no depth, there is no real plot beyond shock value, there's no point or explanation to anything she does besides that her mom was selfish, it's just... it just sucks on all the levels it can suck on.
I bought it at a library book sale and I'm tempted to drop it in the drop box. I don't want to own this book.
Don't read it please. For your own good. Bad writing, no plot, and just... no. No.
I read 70 pages of The Almost Moon and I can't do this anymore. The list is going up.
I understand- characters and situations don't have to be likable for a story to be well crafted or intriguing. But besides the fact that I don't read past PG-13, even if all that didn't bother me, the whole point is shock value and making the main character as sympathizable yet demented as physically possible. It isn't well written, there is no depth, there is no real plot beyond shock value, there's no point or explanation to anything she does besides that her mom was selfish, it's just... it just sucks on all the levels it can suck on.
I bought it at a library book sale and I'm tempted to drop it in the drop box. I don't want to own this book.
Don't read it please. For your own good. Bad writing, no plot, and just... no. No.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder