Crying for the Moon

Crying for the Moon: A Novel | Mary Walsh

Adult Fiction

Date started: December 3rd, 2019
Date finished: December 10th, 2019

The cover feels really nice. It's textured softly, with eye-catching colours reminiscent of the 60s and 70s. I found this book at Dollarama.

Chynnaaa Crying for the Moon takes place in St. John's, Newfoundland, in the late 1960s. Maureen Brennan lives with abusive parents, and attends a Catholic school with abusive nuns. She often wonders if there's more to life that she's missing out on. One night, Maureen and her best friend sneak out of the school, barely escaping the ever watchful eyes of the nuns. Her best friend makes several bad decisions, that change the course of Maureen's life. 5y

Chynnaaa Maureen falls in love with Bo, a man who loves her back the same way her parents did. Through constant abuse behind closed doors, the story takes a dark turn when Maureen tampers with Bo's food using rat poison. Bo dies unexpectedly, but from what? He was also being targeted by shady figures in the drug world. Bo was caught up in the wrong side of the city, and being found dead in the trunk of a car steers the story in a new and wild direction.
(edited) 5y

Chynnaaa Crying for the Moon was a very difficult and gritty read. Maureen was also abusive to herself, mirroring the environment she grew up in. The comedy aspect was targeted towards a mature audience because the humour was lost in the metaphors and the grimness of the situation. I wanted to cry and laugh at some parts. It's a book where you stumble and crash into the plotline, enjoying the desperation every step of the way. 5y

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hdhubbard

Crying for the Moon: A Novel | Mary Walsh

pick

6/10 Different perspective on a coming of age story in the 60's. Maureen is young, poor, and trying to find herself after growing up with an angry bitter mother and jovial drunk for a father. One event sets the stage for her life going forward, and the second is a form of rebirth for her. Definitely not my favourite book, but worth a read anyways.

candority

Crying for the Moon: A Novel | Mary Walsh

According to the description, this book is "brilliantly funny". I'm over 100 pages in and I have yet to find any of it funny. I'm enjoying it though.

CouronneDhiver I just started this one... what did you end up thinking of it overall? 6y

candority @CouronneDhiver I‘m still a bit conflicted about it! I gave it a Pick and 3.5 stars, but it wasn‘t what I was expecting. After reading it, I heard Mary Walsh read a section of it and it was HILARIOUS. I think her sense of dark/gritty humour didn‘t translate well onto the page. It was a tough story, but I would say that I enjoyed it overall. 6y

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders

Crying for the Moon: A Novel | Mary Walsh

DNF. Highly anticipated this one - Mary Walsh is Canadian comedic gold. But...I made it to page 32 before putting it away. TRIGGER WARNINGS GALORE FOLKS. Walsh lays. It. On. Heavily. The first 32 pages are filled with shocking physical abuse, pedophiles, rape, sexual assault, drugs, more sexual assault. I wanted to read this one, but I don't have to read it so for now I'll get to the books sent needing reviews. I don't know if I'll return to this

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