An intimate and illuminating look at the moon and its relationship to Earth. I appreciated how this book filtered information not only through an astronomical lens, giving readers insight into how the moon stabilizes the tilt of the earth as well as influences the ocean's tides, but also how it conceptualized the ways in which humankind has related to it or understood it over time. How, because of its presence, we have shaped religions or beliefs around it, been inspired to uncover the science behind why it exists, and have been pushed to ask (perhaps even answer) philosophical questions about life itself because of it.

Definitely the sort of book that gives you fresh perspective. It'll have you looking at the moon differently once you've finished, I can promise you that.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC in exchange for my review.

3.5 stars

An absolutely amazing and well-written book about our moon, what it’s like, what it does, and how we have interacted with it from Earth.

A great educational read. While I liked the more ancient aspects of the read dealing with the growth of moon worship in ancient Scotland and Mesopotamia overall the book was an excellent read.

Excellent excellent book if you are interested in learning more about earth's natural satellite. I enjoyed getting informed about stuff that I had no idea about such as the way the moon's mere presence controls so many aspects of environmental activity on our own planet outside of the already known areas of tidal movements and such. Such a great book that I recommend to anyone interested in the topic.