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A review by ignescentsky
Moon by Aaron Ehasz, Melanie McGanney Ehasz
Did not finish book.
This book makes me sad because it could be so much better than it is. I got maybe 2-3 chapters in and had to stop.
What I liked:
It shows the inner thoughts/workings of characters in a way that the TV show didn’t. It also had the time and took space to expand in areas that the show didn’t have time for (extra lore, scenes that weren’t shown in the show, etc.), and the pacing didn’t suffer for it. For someone who loves the show, this might be a good book. The authors clearly watched the show and both payed attention to the events of the show and were given good guidance on what additional elements to include and how to include it. In some ways it was definitely able to capture what made the show fun.
What I disliked:
The authors clearly watched the show, and did not consider how to convey the necessary descriptive information (or any information, really) without relying on the fact that the person reading was familiar with characters, settings, and events from the show. There just wasn’t enough detail and the pacing felt odd.
This book would have been so much better if the authors took the time to actually describe what is happening beyond the barest of minimums needed. The story suffers for it, and it is to the point where someone unfamiliar with the show would probably come away at least a little confused.
The writing style is painfully plain and overly simplistic. This made the action scenes fall flat, and other scenes quite boring to read. It definitely contributed to pacing issues. The “inner dialogue” or perspective of characters felt oddly very surface level in many places. In short, there was a lot of telling and very little (if any) showing.
The writing “style” was likely chosen because children were the target demographic, but that fact alone doesn’t seem to really justify the writing style. The writing style seems overly simplistic even for a child. Children can definitely handle writing that is more complex and descriptive than this book, especially if it makes for a more robust and interesting story. Honestly, if I were a child older than 9 reading this book I think I would feel at least a little bit patronized.
The state of this book likely reflects the fact that one of the authors is the creator/write of the show and the other author seems new to writing published works. As the creator/screenwriter he knows exactly what extra information he can include, but he is used to writing screenplays which generally don’t give much in the way of detail/aren’t meant to be read directly.
This book would have benefited greatly from more complexity, and taking the time to explain anything that happens. As someone who enjoyed the show, this book was very disappointing. This book could have been good if not great
What I liked:
It shows the inner thoughts/workings of characters in a way that the TV show didn’t. It also had the time and took space to expand in areas that the show didn’t have time for (extra lore, scenes that weren’t shown in the show, etc.), and the pacing didn’t suffer for it. For someone who loves the show, this might be a good book. The authors clearly watched the show and both payed attention to the events of the show and were given good guidance on what additional elements to include and how to include it. In some ways it was definitely able to capture what made the show fun.
What I disliked:
The authors clearly watched the show, and did not consider how to convey the necessary descriptive information (or any information, really) without relying on the fact that the person reading was familiar with characters, settings, and events from the show. There just wasn’t enough detail and the pacing felt odd.
This book would have been so much better if the authors took the time to actually describe what is happening beyond the barest of minimums needed. The story suffers for it, and it is to the point where someone unfamiliar with the show would probably come away at least a little confused.
The writing style is painfully plain and overly simplistic. This made the action scenes fall flat, and other scenes quite boring to read. It definitely contributed to pacing issues. The “inner dialogue” or perspective of characters felt oddly very surface level in many places. In short, there was a lot of telling and very little (if any) showing.
The writing “style” was likely chosen because children were the target demographic, but that fact alone doesn’t seem to really justify the writing style. The writing style seems overly simplistic even for a child. Children can definitely handle writing that is more complex and descriptive than this book, especially if it makes for a more robust and interesting story. Honestly, if I were a child older than 9 reading this book I think I would feel at least a little bit patronized.
The state of this book likely reflects the fact that one of the authors is the creator/write of the show and the other author seems new to writing published works. As the creator/screenwriter he knows exactly what extra information he can include, but he is used to writing screenplays which generally don’t give much in the way of detail/aren’t meant to be read directly.
This book would have benefited greatly from more complexity, and taking the time to explain anything that happens. As someone who enjoyed the show, this book was very disappointing. This book could have been good if not great