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Almost Moon
Almost Moon | Alice Sebold
A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky. For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over the next twenty-four hours, this searing, fast-paced novel explores the complex ties between mothers and daughters, wives and lovers, the meaning of devotion, and the line between love and hate. It is a challenging, moving, gripping story, written with the fluidity and strength of voice that only Alice Sebold can bring to the page.
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Loreen
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Bailedbailed

I hate this book. I DNF‘d this at 100 pages. And am happy I did.

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rather_be_reading
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This was one of the most haunting, brutal and sad first chapters of a book Ive ever read.

Ruthiella That‘s why I steered clear of this title. The Lovely Bones was difficult enough. 3y
JenniferEgnor A tragedy? This means I have to read it. 3y
rather_be_reading @JenniferEgnor it seems like it 3y
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rather_be_reading
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Book 13

monkeygirlsmama Beautiful pic/background! I still need to read this one. I loved The Lovely Bones. 3y
Jessieleah I was just about to add this to my Goodreads TBR but the rating on GR freaked me out a little...2.69/5!! That‘s the lowest I‘ve ever seen 😆 🤭 3y
rather_be_reading @monkeygirlsmama ty! Yes LB was so good 3y
rather_be_reading @Jessieleah ya it was only ehh for me. Def not as good as TLB 3y
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SeaToSkyes
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bookishbitch
Almost Moon | Alice Sebold
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Because life is complicated and not everyone can enjoy this day the same way.

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Madison91
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Panpan

This whole book felt like a waste of time. The main characters are also not very likable so that really didn‘t help.

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Madison91
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NOVEMBER reads! October was my worst month of i date, but hopefully that gets me into it again and catching up!

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ItsAnotherJen
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Panpan

Yes, you get that Sebold is good at writing from reading this. However, it was a very difficult book to get through. The first 50 pages were brutal. I did not like the main character. I cannot emphasize with her. I understand that mental illness can have unfathomable affects on people...and that is obviously the cause of how Helen became Helen. But this sucked to read and I am glad to put it behind me and dive into something better.

EmilyM After reading The Lovely Bones and enjoying it so much, this one really disappointed me. I would say it is probably one book that I hated (I know....strong words). 5y
Cedricsmom Lovely Bones pissed me off. I was incredulous over the ending. 5y
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ItsAnotherJen
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Oh boy. I don't know if I can get through this one. It's so disturbing. ?????
I'm trying because it is a book club book. The author wrote "The Lovely Bones" so you would think it'd be a great read..

BookDragonNotWorm I read that one because of "The Lovely Bones", too. I'm sad to say I wish I hadn't wasted my time - hard to believe they were written by the same author. 5y
ItsAnotherJen @BookDragonNotWorm It keeps getting more awful. I'm only on page 75. I don't understand how she (the main character) can do any of this stuff. 5y
TheBookgeekFrau I read this -- very unmemorable 😶 5y
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Literary_Siren I‘ve read all 3 of Alice‘s books. They‘re all hard to get through because of the subject matter. But I enjoyed all 3 books. 5y
ItsAnotherJen @Literary_Siren I haven't read "Looking Glass' yet. Good to know you liked it. Have you read her memoir 'Lucky'? It sounds extremely interesting! 5y
Literary_Siren Yes I have. It‘s absolutely heartbreaking in the beginning. 5y
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DENZ
The Almost Moon | Alice Sebold

Grabbed my attention with this first sentence: When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily.

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Loreen
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These are 4 of my 5 lowest rated books according to Goodreads. I plan on reading and discussing why I agree or disagree with the ratings. Here's a link to my blog post if you are interested: https://coffeeandcatsblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/28/the-5-lowest-rated-books-on-m...

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KristinaRay
The Almost Moon | Alice Sebold
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1. The Greatest Showman ❤️💜💙 It was amazing!
2.Have fun! I guess my favorite thing is to try something new. Not a particular place or event.
3. 11
4. Oh man. I think this was the first book I DNFed without any iota of guilt.

#friyayintro

Bostonmomx2 I‘m hoping that movie hits HBO. I didn‘t want to pay to see it but it does look good. 6y
Rudis The Greatest Showman is awesome! I‘m still listening to it all the time. ❤️ 6y
CotziasReads "This is Me" makes me cry every time I watch that scene 6y
KristinaRay @Bostonmomx2 definitely check it out. A very emotional movie, and the music was phenomenal. 6y
KristinaRay @Rudis I‘m still listening to it too. It‘s so full. @TamCotzias The whole movie had me in tears. That scene specifically is what made my husband want to see the movie. 6y
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danisaur10
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Panpan

I thought that since I enjoyed reading The Lovely Bones that I would also like this by the same author. Oh man. The main character is extremely dislikable. And, it‘s more than likely designed to make the reader cringe and dislike this very odd and twisted woman, but I could not construe a single shred of sympathy for her. A bunch of running around with dark thoughts strewn about.

Mariposa_Bookworm I feel this way about both the female characters in Paula Hawkins novels. Now I almost want to read so that I can agree with you! 6y
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Elfagtorio
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Has anyone ever read this book? I started it about a week ago, and haven‘t found it to be a page turner. I think Alice sebolds work is amazing but I guess I need to give this one a harder try!

Chelleo If you click on the title above your post, you‘ll see what other people have posted about it. 😊 6y
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danisaur10
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I‘m about 60 pages in and I‘m really not loving this. I liked The Lovely Bones by Sebold but this is definitely not my forte presently.

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GatheringBooks
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#RiotGrams Day 4: This book is unapologetically #Purple - one of my book bargain finds fairly recently. Anyone who has read this? Or her The Lovely Bones?

Chrissyreadit I read The Lovely Bones when it first came out and loved it, even though it was heartbreaking. 6y
DivineDiana I too read The Lovely Bones. Sad and disturbing. 6y
Lcsmcat ❤️ The Lovely Bones and Lucky. Stacking this. 6y
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bookcaterpillar_89
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Just started this book. It hasn‘t really drawn me in yet. Hopefully it gets better!

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MrsMalaprop
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This was the first title that came to mind for today‘s #moon prompt. I read it after the more well known The Lovely Bones.

I seem to recall this was a bit of a ‘so so‘ read, but can‘t remember much about it. 🤔

#UncannyOctober

diovival This book was painful to read. Hated it. 🙅 6y
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Cspen113
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When you can't sleep, you read. #yawn

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Cspen113
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Welp....this one escalated quickly. 😳😮😂😂😂😂

LauraBeth 😧😲😬😂 7y
Cspen113 @LauraBeth That's exactly what I thought! 7y
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Cspen113
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This one came a month or two ago in my ThriftyBooks box subscription. Outside enjoying this slightly hot, but beautiful day today.

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diovival
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#marchintoreading Day4: #didntlikeitstillfinished
Years ago I picked this book up to complete a reading challenge. It was terrible. I forced myself to finish it and then later wished I could scrape the memory of the story out of my brain. 😣
@RealLifeReading

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gpearce
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Well this book is a little messed up. I struggled with this book particularly at the beginning. My problem with it was the movement between what was happening in the present and things that happened in the past. There was no fluidity to this movement and I sometimes found it difficult to know when things were happening.

#bookreview #bookworm #bookdragon #lovereading #lovetoread #booklove #fiction

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gpearce
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"When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily."

An interesting first line. #firstline #firstlines #newbook #bookworm #bookdragon #lovetoread #lovereading #booklove

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Anna4031
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Ok. The first sentence got my attention.

BookishMarginalia Wow. Attention grabbed. 8y
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Anna4031
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This is why you always carry a book with you! At some point you'll be parked and waiting for someone/something. I'd rather read than scroll through Facebook :P

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Georgous
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So very understanding about being human. Alice Sebold can articulate just the most difficult feelings. Brutally honest author.