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Summary: A Glass of Wine and a Book of Whine!
Review: I purchased this book to take on a kayaking adverture in BC - you know the kind of thing. . .active days exploring vast wilderness, whales within 30' of our kayaks, tons of wildlife and wonderful evenings at the lodge in front of a fire with a glass of wine and, one expected, a terrific book. Thinking The Pull of the Moon would be of the caliber of Berg's earlier stories. . .sad/funny/thought provoking books chronicling women's relationships, primarily with other women, I could hardly wait to delve into it. I was disappointed by the self-indulgence of Nan's focus of "life is about MEEEEeeeee". She had a great cheeseburger and some OK sex to show for her mid-life crisis "journey of loss" and her husband was gifted with amazingly selfish revelations to cherish until his wife deigned to return. Not
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Summary: A moving and helpful story
Review: I am not in the middle of a mid-life crisis but I was extremely moved by this book. My main focus was centered on the grieving process this woman felt for her past life. I am presently in a grieving mode as my young child has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Berg's thoughts on grief as the gateway to things to come reached out to me and I was able to find a great deal of comfort. I will continue to read this book and recommend it to my friends
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Summary: One woman's two-fold journey to find what it is she desires
Review: The Pull of the Moon was a reassuring book in that it chronicles the journey of one woman to find her heart's desire. Middle age feels very new and uncomfortable and she tries to shake it off and run from it. The realization that comes to her while she is on her journey changes the way she looks at what is happening to her and the life she thought she would have. An acceptance of what has come and what is to come changes everything. I believe that many women experience similar feelings and it is nice to read that we are not alone.
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Summary: Great mid-life crisis book.
Review: This is a sensitive, funny, sad, upliffiting, enjoyable,
can't-put-it-down book. It should be read by every woman
who is going through or approaching middle age and by the
people who love them.
If you are thinking about having a mid-life crisis, read this book first. It will probably give you the good crying
or laugh, or both that you need to put things back into perspective and go on with life. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: This lunar travelogue is less than stellar.
Review: Meditating upon "the time of losses", the author createsyet another tale of the runaway wife in midlife seekingto keep her dobber up by hitting the road and gunning the gas pedal. Unhappily, she drives in circles with banal talk of angels, perfect cheeseburgers, mosquito bites and her fear of the dark--all set down in a turquoise journal and in sudsy letters home to "Dear Martin", her abandoned husband. One devoutly hopes he thinks to change the locks before her inevitable return. A walk in the woods with HDT might have increased her mileage and saved us all gas.
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Summary: Elizabeth Berg can write a book!
Review: As an avid reader, I find that EB books really keep my attention. This one was no exception! Nan takes off on a "finding" road trip and finds herself everywhere and anywhere. I kept thinking that any moment Martin was going to call via cell phone and beg her to come home!
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Summary: Greatly disappointed
Review: i have read almost all of Elizabeth Berg's books,and loved every one of them. I picked this book up from a stack of my "security books" I keep around between library check-outs. In spite of being an enthusiastic reader of "women's fiction",I was embarrassed by the "sappy" nature of this book. Nan would have accomplished much more by volunteering and giving back than giving in to her self-absorbed nature. I would like to know her husband's reaction when she returned!
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Summary: Elizabeth Berg can write a book!
Review: I finished reading "The Pull of the Moon" in only a few hours. It's not a very long book, nothing much happens, but I couldn't put it down. The story is about 50-year-old Nan, who begins to question her life and simply drives off one day. She has no destination in mind, drives where she pleases and stops whenever it suits her. She is not really "running away" or looking for a new life -- she knows she'll go back home, but she needs time away. The novel is a series of letters that Nan writes to her husband and of journal entries that she makes in her brand-new diary.One of Berg's strong points as a writer is that she seems to know exactly what women are thinking, feeling, and how they talk. Whenever I read an Elizabeth Berg novel I always get the feeling that it's autobiographical -- that she's letting me share her innermost thoughts and experiences. This is silly, of course, but it always gives her books a truthful feeling that is rare to run across.
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