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Book Review of The Almost Moon

The Almost Moon
The Almost Moon
Author: Alice Sebold
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Ohhhhh, this is not a good book. The main character kills her mother and then the story weaves back and forth in time, attempting to shed light on the justification of the matricide. The understanding never came, at least not for me. Disturbing, distasteful, a complete waste of my time. Not at all emotionally wrenching nor suspenseful (it is so unlike the haunting narrative found within "The Lovely Bones"). Just disgusting.