29. The Girl Who Drank the Moon

The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Kelly Barnhill. 2016.

The Girl Who Drank The Moon (Andrea): I convinced  my Soroptimist book club to read this for our April book club book and we invited participants to bring a kid with them, some of whom even read the book. I brought the kid of one of my friends. I was sort of neutral on the book when I read it. It was an interesting story. The writing didn't suck. I wasn't bored or wowed or anything. I kept reading, but it wasn't hard to put it down when something else was happening.

But, then we had book club and I had just a delightful time with my 9 year old reading buddy. The online questions we downloaded to discuss as a group were really good and having a kid there to talk about them made it a hundred times more enjoyable. Kids books should be read with kids and if you have one around, I recommend reading this one together. The messages about misunderstandings, on micro and macro levels made for good discussions, as did the many liars in the book. Some told big lies and some told little lies. Some told lies to hurt people and maintain control, while others lied to try to protect people they loved. Some lied to themselves and sometimes this actually made them stronger, happier, and more powerful.

So, I recommend this one, but only if you have a kid around to help you think through the themes. I probably would have missed them but for that.
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Note: The Soroptimist book club is reading the children's book, The Girl Who Drank the Moon next and it is an adult/child book club meeting. I don't have a kid in the correct age bracket of my own, so I am borrowing a friend's kid. Anyone is invited. We don't have the date and time yet, but probably it will be in early April at a local pizza restaurant. So, whether or not you can find a kid to bring, plan to read it and join us.

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