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hbeetleon 's review for:
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
I love this book. This was my second time reading it and I absolutely adore the many and varied themes and truths that run through it. Particularly those around sorrow, grief, memory and love. The complexity of character and motivations are utterly honest to the human experience while being wrapped in delight, quirk and mystery.
I can't say enough about the honest attempt Barnhill makes to help readers (particularly young readers though I suspect all ages continue to struggle) through the complexity of grief and the everlasting effects of sorrow. Because it is true, there is no love without loss. Never an easy reality to learn but an honest and whole one and Barnhill makes that soul penetrating clear through this wonderful tale of a young girl coming of age and into herself.
I can't say enough about the honest attempt Barnhill makes to help readers (particularly young readers though I suspect all ages continue to struggle) through the complexity of grief and the everlasting effects of sorrow. Because it is true, there is no love without loss. Never an easy reality to learn but an honest and whole one and Barnhill makes that soul penetrating clear through this wonderful tale of a young girl coming of age and into herself.