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Oct 30, 2023R_M_1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent book, but extremely depressing, despite the 'positivity' (if you can call it that) at the end. Sometimes 'true' is too painful. Lucy Maud Montgomery said that life is too full of sorrow and unhappy endings that she made sure…
Mar 25, 2021maipenrai rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This amazing book begins with a woman murdering her aged mother who suffers from advanced dementia. Over the next 24 hours, Helen confronts her life and relationships. What a premise! I had to find out how the story ended. It has some…
Feb 27, 2020dlh1 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is one of those books that can keep you interested, mainly because you wonder how the main character is going to deal with the situation she has gotten herself into. However, I was sadly disappointed that the author chose the easiest…
Apr 07, 2017GLNovak rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This is a book that I don't think anyone can like. A woman who cared for a mentally ill mother for years after her father died finally cracks and kills her. Quite the beginning. The rest of the book takes us through the next twenty-four…
Feb 17, 2017taylorwoods rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
To be completely honest I am so over the place with this one. I like this explanation for how I feel taken from the novel's wikipedia page: Simultaneously uncomfortable and absorbing. - Kim Hedges, San Francisco Chronicle I found…
Sep 16, 2016mommajam rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
It started out well, but quickly deteriorated to the level of a Harlequin romance novel. Very disappointing.
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Dec 08, 2015Cas22 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
After enjoying Sebold’s earlier book, “The Lovely Bones”, I was looking forward to this one. Sadly, it did not live up to my expectations. The story of a middle-aged woman making an impromptu decision to kill her mother after years of…
Jul 04, 2015MrsCraw rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
so grim! if you moved to oregon for the rain and like books where no one is happy then this is the summer read for you! it's a bizarro 'mrs. dalloway' or normcore 'the stranger.'
Jan 23, 2014
I really couldn't get into this book, and I'm afraid I gave up on it - there are too many other books out there just waiting for me! :))
Jul 31, 2012Daisy_Girl rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Having not read any of Sebold's other work, I have nothing to compare it to, but I did not enjoy this book. The first hundred pages seemed so bizzare and unbelievable at times. And those first 100 pages just dragged on... I stuck with it…
Jun 10, 2012Jessnicomart rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
MELTDOWN IT THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS BOOK....
May 13, 2012jsand67 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I was disappointed in this book. I really enjoyed her first book, but this just wasn't .
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Apr 29, 2012kltoohey rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I couldn't get into it, made perhaps 50pages and gave up. Disliked the writing style immensely.
Mar 01, 2012mudflapflossy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Seems like alot of people hated it, I loved it. Maybe because there’s mental illness in my family & I could so relate to how living with it impacts everyone. And strangely enough it’s really quite funny. She has a great lyrical way with…
Sep 23, 2011dani2285 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
The story didn't really go anywhere and the ending was terrible.
Jul 20, 2011RenGrrl rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Another winner from the author of the Lovely Bones!
Feb 26, 2011adaremahan rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Best book I've read of hers so far. It was a very captivating story, I loved the characters, the plot, and I could wait to see what happened in the end. Next I love "Lucky", and then "The Lovely Bones".
Dec 05, 2010Carterpenj rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A well written story of the affects of mental illness - but still depressing. Concern for the heroine keeps you reading, even as the disturbing story unfolds.
Jan 03, 2010farnicle rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed Sebold's other books so I picked this one up. Another good read, although not my favourite if comparing her works.
Aug 08, 2009lilmisslibrary rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Compared to Lovely Bones, Almost Moon was a disappointment.
Aug 27, 2008
I could not finish this book. Maybe I'll give it another try later. I quit when she to dragged her mother's body downstairs to the freezer!
Jul 10, 2008Lauren rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
this is quite different from her other books.
Feb 21, 2008seaspirit rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The writing in this book is captivating. The story is unusual and somewhat depressing, but worth reading.
Jan 11, 2008Cabby rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
It was like Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment