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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
I liked this. I went with the audio edition (kindle included in KU) and I have a physical copy for the Little Free Library. This had a definite fairy tale feel, with a far away land, a curse, a witch, a swamp monster, a dragon ... ironically all the latter are not the "bad guys" at all. It's the leaders/elders of the community and the Sister Ignatia. The sorrow eater.
I loved the chapter headings ... they all start with "In which" (reminds me of the Friends episode title "the one where ..." and [book:Harris and Me|570633] did it too) and gives a tiny tidbit about what is included in that chapter. Chapter 5: In Which a Swamp Monster Accidentally Falls in Love :) Some were a little long, but I was sad that the audiobook in Libby didn't have the chapter headings in the Table of Contents there. I was lucky to have the Kindle copy in addition to the audio. I love looking over all the headings at a glance.
It's 3rd person, past tense ... except for some short chapters, all in italics in the kindle copy. In audio, I wished the narration was a little more distinct in voice. The writing is distinct - it is first person/present tense, and it's like we are hearing one side of a conversation, a mother, talking to her child. Those pop up a few times throughout the book. The rest of the book alternates between other characters ... Grand Elder Gherland, Antain, Xan, Luna - once she is older. We also get some look into the minds of some non-humans ... Glerk and Fyrian. Both voices were SO CUTE in audio, but also in the writing itself. Oh, I loved Fyrian! Little Luna's voice was cute too. The story moves from the town, to the woods, and back to the town ... POVs of "the madwoman", Sister Ignatia, the Sorrow Eater, Ethyne.
There was some definite anxiety as some things started to come together. I wasn't sure I followed everything exactly, but while I enjoyed this, I am not sure if I want to spend time re-reading. I am ready to move onto something else.
Just a funny - I was chatting about how some words get noticed (I have my list). One lady mentioned the word "thrum" and "roil" ... I notice "roil" (it wasn't in this one) and couldn't remember hearing thrum. Then I heard it! And I looked it up, and it had been said five times earlier in the book too, but I hadn't noticed them until the word was brought to my attention. No smirks here ... four scowls. No proFanity of course.
I loved the chapter headings ... they all start with "In which" (reminds me of the Friends episode title "the one where ..." and [book:Harris and Me|570633] did it too) and gives a tiny tidbit about what is included in that chapter. Chapter 5: In Which a Swamp Monster Accidentally Falls in Love :) Some were a little long, but I was sad that the audiobook in Libby didn't have the chapter headings in the Table of Contents there. I was lucky to have the Kindle copy in addition to the audio. I love looking over all the headings at a glance.
It's 3rd person, past tense ... except for some short chapters, all in italics in the kindle copy. In audio, I wished the narration was a little more distinct in voice. The writing is distinct - it is first person/present tense, and it's like we are hearing one side of a conversation, a mother, talking to her child. Those pop up a few times throughout the book. The rest of the book alternates between other characters ... Grand Elder Gherland, Antain, Xan, Luna - once she is older. We also get some look into the minds of some non-humans ... Glerk and Fyrian. Both voices were SO CUTE in audio, but also in the writing itself. Oh, I loved Fyrian! Little Luna's voice was cute too. The story moves from the town, to the woods, and back to the town ... POVs of "the madwoman", Sister Ignatia, the Sorrow Eater, Ethyne.
There was some definite anxiety as some things started to come together. I wasn't sure I followed everything exactly, but while I enjoyed this, I am not sure if I want to spend time re-reading. I am ready to move onto something else.
Just a funny - I was chatting about how some words get noticed (I have my list). One lady mentioned the word "thrum" and "roil" ... I notice "roil" (it wasn't in this one) and couldn't remember hearing thrum. Then I heard it! And I looked it up, and it had been said five times earlier in the book too, but I hadn't noticed them until the word was brought to my attention. No smirks here ... four scowls. No proFanity of course.