The Almost Moon

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The Almost Moon

by Alice Sebold
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    libookperson

    libookperson

    • Rated 3 stars
    401 books / 33 friends / 0 groups

    My expectations for this book were way too high. It was good but will not have the YA appeal of The Lovely Bones. I still think her first book - Lucky - was her best.

    libookperson posted this review Sunday, July 29 2007.
  • 1 vote
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    TracyA

    tracya

    • Rated 1 stars
    257 books / 4 friends / 0 groups

    I tried to ignore the reviews of this book because I enjoyed The Lovely Bones so much. While it had its moments (which were few and far between) I can't say that I enjoyed reading this book. I didn't care for, or about, any of the characters. The ending sucked. Wish I'd read it in paperback or got it from the Library - and not wasted the full price on hardcover.

    tracya posted this review Sunday, January 6 2008, see 4 replies.
  • 1 vote
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    Icedream

    icedream

    • Rated 3 stars
    1562 books / 167 friends / 20 groups

    Definately not as good as The Lovely Bones. It was readable but not at all moving. I will bump it up the 3 stars because I did enjoy the plot line about the father. Only an "ok" book.

    icedream posted this review Saturday, October 27 2007.
  • 1 vote
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    leecoke

    leecoke

    • Rated 1 stars
    2011 books / 5 friends / 1 groups

    :The Lovely Bones" is one of my all time favorite books, so I have been looking forward to Sebold's new book. I have been trying for 2 days to read this and have not been able to get past the first 50 pages. It is just awful and I am giving up.

    leecoke posted this review Thursday, October 18 2007.
  • 0 votes
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    Jaimi K

    jaimi k

    • Rated 0 stars
    614 books / 4 friends / 0 groups

    So far I'm waiting to like it better...

    jaimi k posted this review 7 days ago.
  • 0 votes
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    Brandy C

    brandy c

    • Rated 3 stars
    51 books / 6 friends / 3 groups

    Blehhh. That's about it.

    brandy c posted this review 9 days ago.
  • 0 votes
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    FlorenceZimmerman

    florencezimmerman

    • Rated 1 stars
    222 books / 1 friends / 0 groups

    Oh, Alice, I had such high hopes. The Lovely Bones was so wonderful, so un-put-down-able. And after years of waiting for a follow-up, we get this? This was boring, tired, and blank. Lady, you phoned it in.

    florencezimmerman posted this review 9 days ago.
  • 0 votes
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    Navem

    navem

    • Rated 1 stars
    364 books / 10 friends / 3 groups

    I was expecting more of this book. This book does not pull you in enough to sympathize with the main character. Your left feeling empty, and bummed that you spent so much time hoping for it to get better. It just ends. It is to bad, because the author is capable of much more.

    navem posted this review 11 days ago.
  • 0 votes
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    Harry H

    harry h

    • Rated 1 stars
    69 books / 0 friends / 0 groups

    very disappointed with this book. i thought the previous book by sebold "lovely bones" was extraordinary. this wasn't for me...but i will be looking forward to the next sebold.

    harry h posted this review 2 weeks ago.
  • 0 votes
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    quietude

    quietude

    • Rated 2 stars
    148 books / 12 friends / 6 groups

    Although well written, I found this book disturbing, and struggled to finish it. I absolutely loved her previous work, The Lovely Bones, but was disappointed in this one.

    quietude posted this review 3 weeks ago.
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