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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
If you’re looking for something you can pick up, read a bit, and then put down again, this is a great choice. A compilation of some of NPR’s best stories shared on The Moth Radio Hour, each tale is as varied as it’s storyteller. Some are shocking, some tender, and some entertaining; but all are worth the read and reminded me how very interesting a place the world can be.
Thoroughly entertaining, and made me want to listen to the original audio.
This book was a treasure- 50 stories to remind us how wide and deep and funny and poignant the human experience can be.
Such a great collection! I had to pause between every story to let them sink in and really appreciate each one.
I know that in about a month, I won't be able to recall a single anecdote in this book which, in a way, is a treat because I can reread it again in a couple of years as if from new. But in the 10 minutes or so that each story takes to read, you go on a mini adventure, entirely wrapped up in a small and sometimes relatively insignificant snapshot of someone else's life. I don't know - at times this was a little bit cheesy (literally every story has a moral or an underdog or a big sweeping realisation about the importance and beauty of life which, I suppose, is the point of the book) but I did laugh, I did cry and I did enjoy it. So yeah, would recommend.
I'm a big fan of The Moth. Ever since a friend introduced me to the podcast in May 2012, I've listened to every show and attended every local event I could. Despite that, I was originally uninterested in the book — the spoken medium doesn't always translate well to transcription. But a promotion offered two $18 tickets to their next show when preordering the $10 book, so I picked it up as a money-saving move.
The book contains 50 stories that they promise aren't necessarily the best, but are those that lend themselves well to the written word, with only light editing. These stories are taken from the mainstage show and thus are told by the likes of President Clinton's press secretary, astronaut Michael Massimino, rapper Run DMC, and others. Although these stories had at their core values we can all relate to — being alone, being afraid — I still found it a bit hard to penetrate the world of celebrity. (That some of the stories are by Moth staff, and the book has a preface, a forward, and an introduction, further contributes to the self-congratulatory air.)
I'd previously heard 14 of the 50 stories on the audio podcast so skipped those. The ones I did read, I could tell they were originally spoken: plenty of sentences begin with "And", I don't think much would've been lost if these transitions had been eliminated in the editing.
This ain't a bad book — but for the true experience, The Moth should be heard, not seen.
The book contains 50 stories that they promise aren't necessarily the best, but are those that lend themselves well to the written word, with only light editing. These stories are taken from the mainstage show and thus are told by the likes of President Clinton's press secretary, astronaut Michael Massimino, rapper Run DMC, and others. Although these stories had at their core values we can all relate to — being alone, being afraid — I still found it a bit hard to penetrate the world of celebrity. (That some of the stories are by Moth staff, and the book has a preface, a forward, and an introduction, further contributes to the self-congratulatory air.)
I'd previously heard 14 of the 50 stories on the audio podcast so skipped those. The ones I did read, I could tell they were originally spoken: plenty of sentences begin with "And", I don't think much would've been lost if these transitions had been eliminated in the editing.
This ain't a bad book — but for the true experience, The Moth should be heard, not seen.
I first became a fan of The Moth radio show about a year ago. This book is a compilation of the best of the best stories from The Moth performances from across the country. It's a little bit of everything and a whole lot of good. Highly recommend!
Such an awesome book. I've been a long time follower of the Moth and the Moth podcast. This is sort of a best of collection of some of their most captivating stories over the years. If you aren't familiar with The Moth I strongly encourage you to check it out. It is a live storytelling event that was created by its founder who longed for the nights he used to spend on his neighbors front porch in Georgia staying up late telling stories into the night as moth's danced in the flicker of the porch light. These stories are funny, heartbreaking, stunning, captivating, and most of all always the truth. Many of the stories in hear I had hear on the Moth Hour podcast or through other means, but there were quite a few new ones too. This collection was great for me because even if you're short on reading time you can get all the way through one story (There are about 50 in the book). If you long for a time simpler than this where entertainment was stories instead of screens, check out this anthology from the moth.
The stories never get old. I laugh, I cry, and then I want more.