A review by beenie90
Moth by Michael Takeda
3.0
I received an e-ARC for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Moth is an dark and unusual yet fascinating read about young, gay heroin addicts in Italy. It is heavy on the sex and drugs, so take heed of the content warnings. It is an extreme slow burn, not getting into the action until around halfway through the book.
When I began Moth, it took me a while to adjust to Takeda's style of writing such as the jumping between character viewpoints within paragraphs, but found myself quite enjoying it by the end and was easy enough to follow.
I will admit, I started this book off and thought I may not finish, it was quite slow to begin but I took it back up and had another go and I'm glad that I did. I have never read anything quite like this.
Would recommend if you're looking for something different and to step out of your comfort zone.
Moth is an dark and unusual yet fascinating read about young, gay heroin addicts in Italy. It is heavy on the sex and drugs, so take heed of the content warnings. It is an extreme slow burn, not getting into the action until around halfway through the book.
When I began Moth, it took me a while to adjust to Takeda's style of writing such as the jumping between character viewpoints within paragraphs, but found myself quite enjoying it by the end and was easy enough to follow.
I will admit, I started this book off and thought I may not finish, it was quite slow to begin but I took it back up and had another go and I'm glad that I did. I have never read anything quite like this.
Would recommend if you're looking for something different and to step out of your comfort zone.