A review by misterbojangles
Dear Mothman by Robin Gow

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Loved this book. Written in the form of letter-poems, Noah grapples with the loss of his best friend Lewis. He finds comfort in writing letters to Mothman, who Lewis loved and with whom Noah feels an intense kinship with as a fellow misunderstood misfit. When clues start to emerge that Mothman might be out there reading Noah’s letters, Noah becomes obsessed with finding Mothman. This book contains beautiful meditations on grief, belonging, and queer/trans identity and left me considering what separates monsters and men.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, and Grief