A review by kathydubs10
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig

3.0

I am so torn about this book. On the one hand, I thought it was wonderful to be put in the place of a teenager with autism and to learn more about her world and history through her understanding of the world and the events in the book. However on the other hand, sometimes it could be incredibly frustrating to follow Ginny's reasoning throughout the story. However, I understand that it's supposed to be frustrating. That's how Ginny felt, so naturally, we as readers listening to her voice should also feel frustrated. I'm very back and forth with how I feel at the end of this. I think Ludwig does a great job of helping us understand the trauma Ginny went through and how she feels about the other people in her life. Won't lie, Maura annoyed the heck out of me and it was hard to be empathic with her at times. I also wondered about Gloria and Rick and wanted to hear more about what happened to them at the end. If anything, I think if this book did switch voices across characters, it could have added to the depth of the story. However, just from Ginny's perspective was great too in that it really helps you understand how those with autism think through problems (very literally). Perhaps I was frustrated at times because there were times when things were immediately clear to the reader and not to Ginny, and that tended to happen a lot. However, then I feel bad being mad about that because the whole point of the book was being with Ginny as she figured it out. So again, feeling very back and forth about this one.