Official Review: Becoming Moon by Craig A. Hart

[PashaRu]

I'm quite sure it's fiction. Yeah, I grabbed it almost as soon as I saw it. It sounded unique and interesting. I'm glad I did.

Great review indeed and I enjoyed reading it.

Thank you, gali!

[craigahart]

I wonder if the main character is based on the author.

This is what I told a recent interviewer: "It isn’t a memoir, but I did draw [heavily] from my own experience of being raised in a highly conservative, largely withdrawn environment. [Most of the true stuff is in Part Two.] As far as the rest goes, the book took up so much of my life over the past three years and went through so many different manifestations that even I sometimes have trouble separating fact from fiction. But I suppose that’s par for a fiction writer. There is one area I’d like to distance myself from, but to do so would be something of a spoiler, so I guess I’ll take my chances."

Also, "...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped."

[zeldas_lullaby]

HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! That's from that movie, isn't it??

Thanks for the additional info! That makes sense!

-- July 22nd, 2015, 11:13 pm --

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[craigahart]

HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! That's from that movie, isn't it??

It IS from that blessed movie!

[bookowlie]

I wonder if the main character is based on the author.

This is what I told a recent interviewer: "It isn’t a memoir, but I did draw [heavily] from my own experience of being raised in a highly conservative, largely withdrawn environment. [Most of the true stuff is in Part Two.] As far as the rest goes, the book took up so much of my life over the past three years and went through so many different manifestations that even I sometimes have trouble separating fact from fiction. But I suppose that’s par for a fiction writer. There is one area I’d like to distance myself from, but to do so would be something of a spoiler, so I guess I’ll take my chances."

Also, "...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped."

Thanks for the backstory. I think writers commonly draw from their own experiences and mix it in with the fictional parts.

[PashaRu]

Thanks, that was interesting to know. Part Two was quite interesting, and the conflicts and emotions experienced by the character were very well described. (Is the part about the forgotten room in the church true?)

Now, why do witches burn?
Because....they're made of wood?
Gooood. So how do you tell whether she is made of wood?
Build a bridge out of her!

[craigahart]

Thanks, that was interesting to know. Part Two was quite interesting, and the conflicts and emotions experienced by the character were very well described. (Is the part about the forgotten room in the church true?)

There WAS an old forgotten well room, actually. Although most of the stuff that happened there was more innocent than the book suggests. It was used mostly to hide from the religious adults.

[PashaRu]

That's really funny. Stay away from those religious adults!!!

[craigahart]

That's really funny. Stay away from those religious adults!!!

Yep! Well, those kind, anyway.

[PashaRu]

I suppose most authors, to a greater or lesser degree, base plot elements, settings, and characters on their own personal experiences.

[Stevefromtheblock]

Thanks for a nice review. This sounds interesting, and it's good that it it written so well.

[PashaRu]

Thank you! Yes, it was a refreshing change from too many mediocre books.

[bluemel4]

Great review. Wonderful analysis and critique! I really enjoyed reading your review. It sounds like this is more of an experimental novel. It cannot easily be put into any genre.

[PashaRu]

Thank you so much! I really enjoyed the story. It is quite unique, and the writing quality is excellent.

[Jesska6029]

Absolutely brilliant review! I am going to add this to my wish list. I loved reading this review!