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It's always interesting to read a book with an unlikeable protagonist without losing sympathy for her. The Almost Moon was excellent in that regard--the main character never made a well-reasoned life decision. Sharp Objects is definitely worth reading.

Tethered I told my book group I couldn't read Almost Moon right now, then went and read a book that centers around a funereal home and a damaged young woman, Claire, who deals with her major losses and the hurts done to her by ...

Hi Bonnie- How are you, my friend? I'm sorry about your sister's illness! I haven't had much interest in reading The Almost Moon, due to lackluster reviews but I really enjoyed The Lovely Bones. Maybe you can get back to "Z" after the New Year. I'm glad you enjoyed the 1st part!

1. Mothers and Daughters A. The Book of Dead Birds by Gayle Brandeis B. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold

Bonnie, but I couldn't get much past Page One of The Almost Moon. My mother died of Alzheimer's Disease two years ago, and I couldn't bear reading this account then...or now. Strange that I read and enjoyed Still Alice a few months ago so it's not the A.D. that gets to me as much as the ...

I have to read Alice Sebold's book Almost Moon for my book group meeting on Monday which I so don't want to do! I didn't even want to read the much better reviewed The Lovely Bones and with my sister in hospice right now, Almost Moon doesn't seem like the right book for me. Has anybody read ...

... by Itani 22. The Bodies Left Behind by Deaver 23. Barefoot by Hilderbrand 24. The Night Villa by Goodman 25. Almost Moon by Sebold 26. The Lost Recipe for Happiness by O'Neal 27. The Ruins by Smith 28. The Gift by Ahern 29. Ego Boom by Maich/George 30. Still Alice ...

I haven't read The Almost Moon yet, although it's been sitting on my shelf since it came out. I loved The Lovely Bones and Lucky, and with your recommendation, I'll have to move it up the TBR Jenga pile.

... Lehrer **** 66. Inkdeath, Cornelia Funke ***1/2 August 65. Into the Beautiful North, Luis Alberto Urea **** 64. The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold *** 63. The Twin, Gerbrand Bakker ***** 62. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Austen and Smith * 61. A Will and A Way, Nora Roberts *** ...

... Braun 85. Death of a Mystery Writer by Robert Barnard 86. The Cat Who Wasn't There by Lillian Jackson Braun 87. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold 88. Standoff by Sandra Brown 89. Season of the Machete by James Patterson 90. Southern Ghost by Carolyn G. Hart 91. The Los ...

... threads and got a little mixed up as to which one I was on, but I really do like this one! So, how about I just finished Almost Moon by ALICE Sebold (did not really like it, but it is a female author) and Pride Prejudice and Zombies by JANE Austen and seth graham-smith (the better parts of ...

... woman. Hope you are feeling better. What are the 1010's? Mark--Have to say I like The Lovely Bones better than The Almost Moon and the previews looked pretty good in the movie theater (I saw Julie and Julia which I loved!) so I might (might!) go see it. Which one did you add to ...

The Almost Moon. Alice Sebold. Yup, I have read this one before. I reread this one so I could be current for Book Group Thursday night, otherwise I would not have bothered. Didn't like it any better the second time around. I don't like the main character, the situations she puts herself in ...

... for instance, I preferred The lovely bones but I regularly recommend both other books by her that I have read, Lucky and The almost moon. Also The book thief, I was in awe after having read that. Just breathtaking, really. If you liked The kite runner, then I can recommend The ...

>77,78 definitely a good read #35 The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold, was a good read, a lot of back and forth(past and present). I liked her book The Lovely Bones better but I am glad that I read this one also. Now to find the next book..#36

Oh yeah..reading!! Well, I was going to read Almost Moon, until I realized on the first sentence of the book, that I had already read it. So, I will skim it again so I can be conversant at book club next week. As I remember, it was a good read, but dark. She kills her mom in the first 6 pages. ...

... home. *Sigh of relief!* Not much reading going on here. Just about done with Pillars. And after that I am on to Almost Moon by Sebold for my book club next week. I have heard great things about the trailers for her other book, The Lovely Bones, but it was a disturbing book and I ...

#35 The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold, looking forward to reading this book for two reasons. It sounds like an interesting story and that I have read her other books and have really enjoyed them also. The Lovely Bones was a great read!!

... impression that many people read it expecting a more conventional mystery story and abandon it when they don't get one. The Almost Moon - I finished that, but it wasn't worth it. I've abandoned The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco, but I'd like to know how it ends so I ...

Family Drama: Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb Waiting to Surface by Emily Listfield Almost Moon by Alice Sebold Goldengrove by Francine Prose Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer How to Be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult ...

... of her lover's common-law wife. Frances was the most deeply unlikeable protagonist I have ever encountered. Even in The Almost Moon, the narrator had glimpses of self-awareness to redeem her. Frances complained constantly about everyone around her, but remained unconscious of her own ...

... but I'm not sure that having a likable main character is necessary to a good novel. Alice Sebold's main character in The Almost Moon is not nice, yet I sympathized with her all the same. Patricia Highsmith managed with her Ripley books. Yet, in all the examples of reprehensible main ...

... of her lover's common-law wife. Frances was the most deeply unlikeable protagonist I have ever encountered. Even in The Almost Moon, the narrator had glimpses of self-awareness to redeem her. Frances complained constantly about everyone around her, but remained unconscious of her own ...

... disappointing * not worth finishing 2009 Books August 65. Into the Beautiful North, Luis Alberto Urea reading 64. The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold *** 63. The Twin, Gerbrand Bakker ***** 62. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Austen and Smith * 61. A Will and A Way, Nora Roberts ** ...

... although a number that have been mentioned get my vote for awful. Here's my contribution for not only bad but repulsive. The Almost Moon turned my stomach. And on top of that, the writing was almost worse than The Expected One. Or maybe it was a tie.

... Braun 85. Death of a Mystery Writer by Robert Barnard 86. The Cat Who Wasn't There by Lillian Jackson Braun 87. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold 88. Standoff by Sandra Brown 89. Season of the Machete by James Patterson 90. Southern Ghost by Carolyn G. Hart 91. The ...

I finished The Almost Moon yesterday. It was pretty disappointing.

... want to read The Illearth War while Lord Foul's Bane is fresh in my head. For my next audio book I'm downloading The Almost Moon.

I agree with your assessment of Almost Moon I read this book last year and felt that I wasted my time. I was very disappointed.

Finished The Almost Moon for my book club read. Despised the main character for the first half of the book, but then as her past was revealed, began to understand her actions and sympathize with her. So I did like the book, especially the second half. Started When Will There Be Good News ...

I just gave up on The Almost Moon by Alice Selbold. I like dark and twisty, which this is, but something about it didn't hold my attention. I feel pretty disappointed as I really enjoyed reading her two other books.

I had The Almost Moon on my list too - maybe I'll wait a while to see what emerges... Just to update with a couple of not-counting books too: * George's Marvellous Medicine - Roald Dahl: read with my middle son. I'd forgotten that peculiar suspension of disbelief you have with Dahl - ...

#106, yep, I'm in the same boat as you lunacat - I've put off reading The Almost Moon because of various comments I've read - but it's on the list to read soon...

... (apart from the scene mentioned) and Lucky: A Memoir means a lot to me, although it is a harrowing read. I also have The Almost Moon waiting for me and haven't heard great things about it so hopefully it won't be as bad as people said!

#104: I am sorry to hear that, Linda, as I have The Almost Moon home from the library right now. I shall implement the 50 page rule on it if need be. Thanks for the input.

... followed it with Lucky: A Memoir which was equally as good. I have to say though that I was very disappointed in The Almost Moon. It lacked the depth of feeling that the previous books seemed to elicit.

cherylscountry ~ thanks for the recommendation for The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold. I read Lucky and thought it was great....but like you said about the Moon book....disturbing, but gripping. I will look for that book and add it to my teetering TBR pile.

Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech - The only one I haven't read.

... Moriarty - so obviously a Jodi Picoult wannabe without any of the depth, research or character development. Flat. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold - thoroughly depressing. I really liked The Lovely Bones, so I had high hopes for this one and was very disappointed. Immediate Fa ...

... (read) 2. Carol Goodman - The Seduction of Water (read) 3. Alice Sebold - The Almost Moon (read) 4. Shanna Swendson - Once Upon Stilettos (read) 5. Susan Vreeland - Girl in hyacinth blue ( ...

... 70 pages in and realized that I didn't care about anyone in the book at all. I kind of whish that I'd done the same for The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold. I'm just glad I didn't pay money for it.

... in Its Walls - John Bellairs (179) 40. My Friend is Sad - Mo Willems (57) 41. Duma Key - Steven King (611) 42. The Almost Moon - Alice Sebold (291) 43. When Katie Wakes - Connie May Fowler (288) 44. Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book – Terry Jones (64) 45. The Diving Bell ...

... in Its Walls - John Bellairs (179) 40. My Friend is Sad - Mo Willems (57) 41. Duma Key - Steven King (611) 42. The Almost Moon - Alice Sebold (291) 43. When Katie Wakes - Connie May Fowler (288) 44. Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book - Terry Jones (64) 45. The Diving Bell ...

I started The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold, last night. Not too keen at the moment so I'm hoping it gets better.

I finished The Fire Gospel in one sitting yesterday, it's a fantastic read. Last night I started The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold, not to keen on it at the moment, I'm hoping it gets better.

This month I hope to be reading:- The Almost Moon - Alice Sebold All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque The Rabbit Factory - Larry Brown The Christmas Train by David Baldacci The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood Hopefully a few more as well.

... China Lake & The Pale Blue Eye in my tbr and The Tenderness of Wolves is a Bookmooch on it's way. I've considered The Almost Moon but it's reviews have been so divided,causing me some hestitation. Let me know what you think of these books, since you'll probably beat me to the punch. >1 ...

Finally! from eBay: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin from QPB: The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman-this one i have wanted for years! >127....have you ...

... Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer 32. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 33. Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks 34. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold 35. Change Of Heart by Jodi Picoult 36. The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks 37. Pretty Things by Sarra Manning 3 ...

... For One More Day by Mitch Albom 32. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 33. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 34. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold 35. Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 36. I've Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark 37. The Archivist by Martha C ...

... and misanthropy all the lit teachers played down when teaching him in undergrad. I'm guessing it's the latter! 82. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold Meh. It was no The Lovely Bones, although I sympathize with the sophomore slump. Sebold focuses too much on interesting anecdotes ...

... trademark magical realism, I can see how it might not work for you. The last book I abandoned was Alice Sebold's The Almost Moon. I really enjoyed The Lovely Bones and Lucky, but I couldn't make it past page 50...it was just bad.

... So that novels that once would have been labelled "crime" or "thriller" are now just considered "literary fiction". The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold, Church of the Dead Girls by Stephen Dobyns and The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, to name just a few, are all genre ...

Ok, I've just posted The Almost Moon in hardcover in my inventory, available exclusively to you lot for seven days. My BookMooch ID is kayhardtmann

I finished The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold Truly, I could not recommend this book.

20. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold Unliked Sebold's previous books, I really could not recommend this one. She did the same thing in this book as she did in The Lovely Bones--concluded with a real weird ending! Yikes

... Still life with elephant– Judy Reene Singer 02/16/08 The perks of being a wallflower –Stephen Chbosky 02/17/08 The almost moon – Alice Sebold. 02/20/08 Love warps the mind a little – John Dufresne 02/21/98 Rape: a love story – Joyce Carol Oates 02/22/08 Walking ...

Thanks for affirming my decision to skip reading The Almost Moon. I was "on the fence" for awhile, but didn't want to waste my time with so many really good books out there. I'm also new to this group.

... Scissors by Augusten Burroughs 6.) Night by Elie Wiesel 7.) I Am America (and so can you!) by Stephen Colbert 8.) The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold 9.) The Color Purple by Alice Walker 10.) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 11.) Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss ...

... m/wishlist/jhedlund Currently reading: Annie Freeman’s Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish Just Finished: The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold

... and "witches," then check out this book! When I went to the library earlier this week, I checked out Thornyhold, Almost Moon by Alice Sebold, The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan and Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde. Instead of Lost in a Good Book, I wanted to get The ...

... Shut by David Rosenfelt This character is a smartass (pardon my french) and very funny. I wish I were this funny! The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold A good effort by Alice, but I didn't love it as much as I loved The Lovely Bones but it was still hauntingly compelling. Sex, Drug ...

I'm reading The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold. I'm having trouble getting through it, but don't like to give up on any book.

5) Almost Moon by Alice Sebold it's a shame she only wrote one good book and this wasn't it.

... read it in high school. But I didn't have to, and that makes a world of difference. I am in the beginning of two books, Almost Moon and Out Stealing Horses. Both are interesting so far. Both were picked up after discussion on LT.

#68 - I thought The Almost Moon was a very good book, although it was disturbing. Also, I think The Patron Saint of Liars is my favorite Ann Patchett book. I am currently reading What Maisie Knew by Henry James and enjoying it.

A Civil Action is very good. I think you will enjoy it marianV. I just read The Almost Moon, which just really reached me since my grandmother has finally been diagnoised with dementia. Currently reading The Patron Saint of Liars and I am finding it to be very enjoyable.

I finished The Almost Moon yesterday and quickly started Blaze soon after. I received 21 books for Christmas (I have trained everyone quite well) so I have many I am looking forward to reading. Happy New Year!

For those loving Atonement - It is such a wonderful book. Thanks for making me think of it again. I read The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold yesterday. I know many found this book horrifying, and I certainly didn't find it uplifting, but I thought it was really very, very good. It presented ...

I started two books this week. I started Almost Moon by Alice Seabold. I read 37 pages and just could not do it. She kills her elderly mother. My own mother is elderly, but unlike the mother in the book she is not senile. I just could not read it. Maybe some other time. I then started Bl ...

... In my top 10 books of all time. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I too am very disappointed w/ reviews on The Almost Moon. It's also in my TBR pile and seems to be getting poor reviews all around. But I think I will still read for myself and make my own decision.

Just finished The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold. Sadly, the book doesn't measure up to her earlier work, The Lovely Bones.

I just put down The Almost Moon because I found it very disturbing.... but in the interest of full disclosure, I also put down The Lovely Bones back when it first came out and I tried to read it, and I know a lot of people really liked that. I just couldn't do it. So, maybe it's me...

I just finished Behind the Smile by Marie Osmond What a sense of Humor! I started Almost Moon by Alice Sebold. I just couldn't do it. I have read and liked her other two books Lucky and The Lovely Bones. I am going to start Blind Instinct by Robert W. Walker. #55 Wise ...

Just finished The Almost Moon by Alice Seebold. If written by any other author, I would have logged it as "good." But having placed Seebold's The Lovely Bones on my Top 10 list in the past several years, her most recent work was a disappointment. Hope all is well.

... Economy by Bill McKibben 4. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama (to be published in Sept.) 5.The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold (to be published in Sept.) can't limit myself to 5 - 6. One Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

The Almost Moon was horrific. It was genuinly horrible. the first 50 pages were this: 1. a middle aged woman killed her 90 year old senile and sick mother by smothering her. 2. cleans the corpse. 3. calls her ex-lover to help her dispose of the corpse. THAT'S IT! I was horrible

... to work my way through them. My best so far has been Away: a novel and my least favorite was the new Alice Sebold, The Almost Moon. Anyone else found anything exciting/disappointing?

... even more disconcerting. As for me, 'm working through several of the galleys I picked up at BEA. I just finished The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold, and am sad to say that I didn't enjoy one word of it. It sets your skin crawling from the first page, and never redeems itself or gives ...