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A review by bhnmt61
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
5.0
Tuesday Mooney researches potential donors for a hospital in Boston. When a man dies at their biggest fundraiser of the year, she and the entire city find out that he has left a treasure hunt behind, open to anyone. Tuesday and her friends take up the challenge. If you’re looking for a suspenseful page turner about people racing against time and each other to find a treasure, this is not that book. If you’re looking for a horror book with creepy conversations with the evil dead/undead, this is not that book. If you are looking for a book about a bunch of misfits dealing with grief and the strangeness of life, with non-stop absurdist loopiness and dead pan humor, this IS the book you’re looking for.
I loved this book. It is completely loony tunes, but it doesn’t shy away from deeper issues. It has a couple of slow spots, and maybe one too many moments of soul-deep realization. And it goes on too long after the climax. But other than that, this is easily in the top five books I read this year, as I sit here typing this on New Year’s Eve. I try to do my goodreads ratings based on not much other than did-I-enjoy-it, and by that standard, this is a 12-star book. Especially recommended for word nerds.
I loved this book. It is completely loony tunes, but it doesn’t shy away from deeper issues. It has a couple of slow spots, and maybe one too many moments of soul-deep realization. And it goes on too long after the climax. But other than that, this is easily in the top five books I read this year, as I sit here typing this on New Year’s Eve. I try to do my goodreads ratings based on not much other than did-I-enjoy-it, and by that standard, this is a 12-star book. Especially recommended for word nerds.