I loved reading about these odd people, but as a story, there were too many unanswered questions and too much sadness for me. This book is fantastic for its unique, odd and mesmerizing characters. Julian rarely uses words and believes that bees and mosquitoes don’t sting or bite him because he is too ugly. Julian is a policeman who uses dogs for police work. Twelve-year-old Keith is the meanest boy in town and lives with his divorced mother Lucy. She is on the run from her ex-husband and moves to Verity, Florida. I hated the ending which left me grieving for days. Lest one think that "nothing happens" in this book, the story also revolves around a murder of Lucy's neighbor, the kidnapping of the neighbor's baby girl, and Keith's running away. Their lives become intertwined in interesting ways. Her son, Keith, wants to be in New York with his dad and has some emotional problems to work out. Lucy is a divorcee who wants to begin a new life for herself and her son in Florida. Julian is a man who had a rough upbringing and is more comfortable with dogs than people. The story itself centers around people who are all running away from something in their lives. This time however, it was Hoffman's descriptions of Florida's wildlife, trees and marshes which captivated me. In deciding to read "Turtle Moon" again, I found that the book was still absorbing and fresh. I loved her stories and the way she wove in magical realism. At the time, I was reading every book written by the author, Alice Hoffman. I first read "Turtle Moon" several years ago.
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