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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780316677462
ISBN number: 0316677469
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: October 16, 2007
Publishing house: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 3331
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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 subsequent 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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I was drawn to this novel because I so enjoyed reading 'The Lovely Bones'. The writing was very good and I liked the way the story was told by the victim. When I stared reading 'The Almost Moon' I will admit that I winced and squirmed a bit while the main character revealed herself and her life with mother. I even came to Amazon to read reviews from other readers just to see if I was getting it and whether or not I should continue reading. Reviews were mixed, so I continued. That turned out to be a very good move on my part. I became more and more immersed in Helen and had to find out what had led her to commit such a crime. I was not disappointed in the least.
I will recommend this to most people I know because you can't find a better "character study" author than Sebold. She brings you in quickly and talk about "things that make you go Hmmm". She makes you wonder how you would react to situations and makes you also wonder how you would have turned out given these hideous circumstances.
Hang in there if you're in doubt and wrap your head around Helen's life. It's worth the trip.
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Glad I gave this book a try. I found it compelling and couldn't wait to get the answers to Helen's darkness.
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I have read The Lovely Bones (which is still my favorite) as well as Lucky and now comes this book (which oddly enough my mother bought me for Christmas.) It did not dissapoint! Although it was anything but normal, it was amazing. I don't think people read Sebold's books to read "normal." I enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. If you are looking for something different, this book is the way to go!
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I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I KEPT TRYING TO READ THIS BOOK. I WAS DETERMINED, AND I KEPT THINKING, IT MUST GET BETTER. FINALLY, I QUIT BEFORE THE LAST CHAPTER. IT WAS A PREDICTABLE, BORING READ.
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I read Alice Sebold's very first novel The Lovely Bones about four years ago. The plot was rivetting, the characters were relatable, and the emotions ran high. After having so much sucess with Bones, I think that fans were expecting Sebold to have written a similarly great, if not better, novel. I must admit, my expectations for Moon were initally high, but it wasn't until I'd read a good number of the seemingly endless bad reviews on Amazon.com, that I decided to proceed reading with caution.
The Almost Moon is dark, disturbing, and destructional to its core. The opening pulls you in immediately, detailing the action of Helen - our mentally disturbed heroine - murdering her own mother. The given images throughout Helen's endeavor to cover up her crime are graphic and unpleasant; sometimes downwrite vile. This isn't a revel read you want to curl up with before bed with a warm cup of milk. It makes you think and it forces you to consider some of the underlining motivations of mental illness.
I think that if Alice Sebold had not gained such a strong sole base of fans from her very first novel, The Almost Moon would have undoubtabley received more positive attention. Because it focuses only on the thoughts of a single character, Moon reflects a much more psychological piece of work, than a novel story. The entire book spans just over the length of a single day, filled with snips of Helen's difficult family past, while counting down the tocks of her present clock. Will Helen be caught for her peccancy? Will another suspect take the blame? Will her two daughters find out the truth of their grandmother's death? And will Helen's supportive ex-husband be penalized for trying to help her?
The Almost Moon took on two interesting topics that aren't easily ignorable in our present society: Mental illness and family dysfunction. I fully commend her for exploring such difficult subject matter, as it could not have been an easy book to write. Perhaps the author was going through a dark-phase herself, or had experienced similar trepidations she wanted to use as a jumping board for serious writing. Whatever the reason, I'm giving her praise where she deserves it... because too many people have condemned this book by comparing it to her very first novel, which isn't fair at all.
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