chaptersofchase 's review for:

Hang The Moon by Jeannette Walls

3.5

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Thank you, Scribner Books, for the gifted copy of Hang the Moon {partner}

Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: 🎧📖
Pub Date: 3.28.2023
Star Rating: ☆☆☆.5

"There are two kinds of brave people in this world — those who fight and those who protect the ones who can't fight."

The Glass Castle has been one of those books on my reading list for ages. Being from Kentucky and having lots of family from the region, it's been the most recommended book by my friends and family. I still need to read The Glass Castle, but when I saw the author, Jeanette Walls, was releasing a new book set in Prohibition Era Virginia, I added it to my reading list.

I had the opportunity to read and listen to Hang the Moon, which gave me a more rounded reading experience. The best part about the audio? The author narrates it. Walls did an outstanding job with her narration, and I enjoyed listening to Hang the Moon as I could immerse myself in the book through the author's narration.

I'm usually not one to read about Prohibition Era because I often find the characters over the top (and not in a good way), but I mostly enjoyed what Walls did with Hang the Moon. I needed some help keeping the characters straight. But, once I settled in, I could fully appreciate Walls' attention to detail and the atmosphere she created within the pages of her book.

I had two problems with Hang the Moon: the repetition between characters/scenes and the need for more character depth. The repetition throughout the book wasn't terrible, but it was present enough that it did start to bother me toward the end. However, My biggest issue was there I never found any character depth. When I thought the author would take the opportunity to dig deeper into a character, the scene would change, and the moment would be forgotten. By the end of Hang the Moon, I felt no natural pull toward a particular character.

💪🏼 Strong female characters
🗣️ Narrated by the author
🥃 Moonshine Empire
🔂 Slow + repetitive
😅 Not a lot of happiness throughout

❌ - miscarriage, suicide, death of a parent

I recommend reading Hang the Moon if you enjoy descriptive books set in Appalachia during the prohibition era.

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