The Moth
Ratings2
Average rating4.5
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Ratings2
Average rating4.5
In the tradition of book anthologies created from public radio programs such as StoryCorps and This I Believe, THE MOTH collects the best storytelling moments--most in print here for the very first time--straight from their archive of more than 3000 shows since the first Moth Evening in 1997.
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There's nothing like stories, folks. Stories told from one's life. Sad stories, lots of them. Tragedy. Redemption. Stories of incredible joy. Good fortune. Carrying on. This is an amazing book.
I was kind of skeptical about this–the whole point of the Moth is that the stories are told live. What's the point of a book of them?? Plus, I listen to the Moth a lot, so... haven't I already heard these stories?
It's true that a lot of these did sound familiar to me as I read them, but honestly, it didn't matter at all–or maybe it helped even, that I could kind of remember hearing the teller's voice? This was really everything I loved about the Moth, but in book form! Such funny, sad, inspiring stories!!
Also I cried like 8 separate times reading this book.
Also I really liked the introduction/preface that talked about the history of the Moth. Hooray for the Moth!
