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A review by april_does_feral_sometimes
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
5.0
This is one of those that I wish could give ten stars.
After I finished it, I thought about what I should say, like beautiful, wistful, deceptively young adult coming-of-age story while secretly being an adult book about change, acceptance, life, death, choices, lying, love, loyalty, art, poetry, family, self-hate, self-doubt, need, friendship, clarity, etc. and how this is a book to read every ten years or whenever you feel you've lost your way. Then I noticed there are 3,000 reviews also sharing the love. So, read those reviews, they are speaking truly about the book's greatness.
It's fast, short, full of action, and it happens all in one night. I personally guarantee that it is a great book. You will love all of the characters except Malcolm. The writing itself is steller, poetical prose, with dozens of sentences that you will be quoting because they go on making you laugh for days. It's funny and dramatic. Give it to your teenagers and your best friends, because even though it's written in the stuttery way of youth-talk, it has all of the questions the ancient Greeks asked of themselves about why we live and how. It's good! I promise.
Do not allow the Shadow to be your counsellor. The Shadow feeds on darkness, pain and despair. It does not have wisdom, common sense or a plan for success. When we give in to it, we forget who we are, or that a future is there in tomorrow's sunrise. It is amazing how when you talk to the right person about your Shadow, it dies after it is exposed. However, teens face a lack of perspective because of their inexperience, and we adults must tell them that they have a value and help them give themselves pride of personal accomplishments. Most important, they need us to give the perspective they dont have, yet. It's so easy for them to believe the worst of themselves and that they cant be fixed. It doesn't always work out, but doing nothing or worse, pointing out only errors will smash fragile little birds who don't know how to fly yet. Sappy, I know.
After I finished it, I thought about what I should say, like beautiful, wistful, deceptively young adult coming-of-age story while secretly being an adult book about change, acceptance, life, death, choices, lying, love, loyalty, art, poetry, family, self-hate, self-doubt, need, friendship, clarity, etc. and how this is a book to read every ten years or whenever you feel you've lost your way. Then I noticed there are 3,000 reviews also sharing the love. So, read those reviews, they are speaking truly about the book's greatness.
It's fast, short, full of action, and it happens all in one night. I personally guarantee that it is a great book. You will love all of the characters except Malcolm. The writing itself is steller, poetical prose, with dozens of sentences that you will be quoting because they go on making you laugh for days. It's funny and dramatic. Give it to your teenagers and your best friends, because even though it's written in the stuttery way of youth-talk, it has all of the questions the ancient Greeks asked of themselves about why we live and how. It's good! I promise.
Spoiler
Those who are in the mood for a sad ending will hate it, or will subtract a star, because it has a happy ending. 'It's too pat!' they will cry, and they're right. I don't care. I enjoyed closing a book after the last page smiling. I will enjoy the singing birds outside my house all the more!Do not allow the Shadow to be your counsellor. The Shadow feeds on darkness, pain and despair. It does not have wisdom, common sense or a plan for success. When we give in to it, we forget who we are, or that a future is there in tomorrow's sunrise. It is amazing how when you talk to the right person about your Shadow, it dies after it is exposed. However, teens face a lack of perspective because of their inexperience, and we adults must tell them that they have a value and help them give themselves pride of personal accomplishments. Most important, they need us to give the perspective they dont have, yet. It's so easy for them to believe the worst of themselves and that they cant be fixed. It doesn't always work out, but doing nothing or worse, pointing out only errors will smash fragile little birds who don't know how to fly yet. Sappy, I know.