Reviews

The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat

thedandybrambler's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

arendaes's review against another edition

I was so excited for this book. Time-travel is something I love in theory but every book I've read with it so far has disappointed me. Sadly this book was no different. Pim Wangtechawat is a good writer but I was so bored. The book moved at a snail's pace and I didn't find myself connecting with any of the characters. If I didn't have a book I'm looking forward to reading on hold in Libby I might be inclined to finish this but for right now it's not in the stars. 

zinedine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

eviestarlight's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

2.0

redheadreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Elements of this were very compelling and I feel like I can see what was intended with the focus on grief, loss, etc. The constant hopping between timelines and generally nebulous sense of the story means that there's never really any resolution for any threads, which I can't help but feel a bit disappointed with. Why did I spend all this time reading about people, most of whom I didn't hugely care for? I feel like I'm missing something in the final few chapters!
 The writing is very lyrical, but I struggled to really get the free verse sections. They just read to me like standard sentences formatted like poetry rather than actually poetic, if that makes sense! 

emwalsh_stories's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

cyraaa18's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bookwormclare01's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tahns's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

starrysea98's review against another edition

4.0

poignant prose and engaging plot.

the scenes depicting joshua and his 嫲嫲 made me tear up.

the ending also had a sense of coming full circle which i loved (even if i wished the loose ends were tied up better).

overall, a beautiful story of a dysfunctional time-travelling family