A review by tigermomnc
Moving Day by Jonathan Stone

4.0

This was an odd book to me in many ways. Primarily, it seems off that I really liked it at all given that I didn't like either of the main characters. One of them though (the old man) I found intriguing. I didn't like him, but I could understand him. I enjoyed the insight into his character provided by flashbacks to his childhood and descriptions of the way he ran his business. I appreciated the back and forth nature of the conflict between them and that I was not sure how it would end up until the very end. I did find myself slightly disappointed with the ending; I felt there was too much left unresolved.

I initially started reading this book because it had apparently been recommended to my 5th grade niece who is an advanced reader even though she doesn't overly enjoy reading. This resulted in an almost immediate call to my sister. Let me be clear...this book is NOT for young readers. Too much reference to sexual preferences and activities, too many twisted psychological impacts and too much violence...and just too much meanness. Not so much to be a problem for an adult reader, but it should never have been recommended to a child.