A review by orchidlilly
The Moon by Night by Madeleine L'Engle

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

It was fine... I guess. New age Christianity isn't really my bag, but it was an ok coming of age story. Which also isn't really my thing. It, for sure, has some less than desirable 60s rhetoric. Like saying women shouldn't wear pants. Or having a stalker love interest and acting like that's fine. Or, like having said stalker be a college-aged boy who is hitting on a 14 year old. Or having said college stalker boy say that an 11/12 year old is brimming with sex appeal. I do not like Zachary, can you tell?Also, what was with that random reference to tessering and the Murrys. Why do the Austin's know what tessering is? How do they know the Murrys? Do they know about tessering and the Murrys, or did L'Engle just add it in the worst possible way as a desperate nod to her more popular book series? I miss the sci-fi of the original four, that at least made all the new age Christian mumbo jumbo bearable. Whatever, I'm in too deep to quit now.
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