Wow. Alice Sebold can’t write a book that doesn’t make you think, can she?
I know a lot of the ‘real’ book reporters out there (like Publisher’s Weekly) didn’t like ‘The Almost Moon’, but I did. The novel unfolds over the course of one day, which I think is an amazing way of writing a book, and moves very quickly. You know the premise of the story in the first sentence, but what comes after is very thought-provoking and moving.
Without saying too much, what the main character does in that first sentence seems un-understandable at first. To be honest, all of her actions seem crazy. But, all together, told over the course of the day/book, I think I understand. (I don’t condone her actions, but I can sort of understand them.)
Part of me wishes Sebold would have further explained some of the main character’s motives, but another part of me likes that she left some things up to interpretation. I’d love to hear what you thought.
