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Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

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rballenger's review against another edition

5.0

Type of read: Commuter Read

What made me pick it up: The cover art caught my eye and it's been a while since I've read lyrical/poetry. Makes my heart happy.

Overall rating: Beautifully written. 'Me (Moth)' is a hauntingly intimate story of finding where you belong in this great big world, even if it's not the answer you want to accept. I one hundred percent recommend 'Me (Moth)' and I feel like having enjoyed it in the audio version, with narration by the author, was a great way to get the entire story.

"Everything I wore was borrowed, even my time felt borrowed."

"It's hard to be what everyone wants when living feels like haunting."

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review

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2.0

2.5/5

Oh wow. Ok, I thought the book was boring at first but there was such a twist at the end that made my jaw go to the floor and have tears form in my eyes.

barizley's review

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5.0

This book blew my mind. I need to read it again. (But first I need to process what I just read.)

kstring's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

kbhayford's review

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4.0

This book was going to be 3 stars until the ending. I can’t say I understood everything that happened in this book because it’s an unfamiliar culture to me and it was very deep, but it was poetic and philosophical and beautiful. The ending made me retreat into myself and think long and hard about my life choices. The ending was sad but I think necessary. I was not ready to have this many emotions over this book.

I loved the way they handled Sani’s depression and Moth’s “survivor’s” guilt. McBride handled real world harsh topics in a very accurate delicate way.