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Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

8 reviews

kalaser's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Cannibalism

lanayagraham's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I don't think I'm the ideal audience for this book, so I don't know how to rate it fairly. It was very well written and interesting, however, it was slow moving for me- I like more character and relationship development. Although a relatively long span of time passes in the book, it's plot focused. I loved learning more about Anishinabek culture and rez life. I would read something else by this Idigenous Canadian author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Suicide, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Racism, Gun violence, and Murder

christinaj1021's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Okay WOW. What a phenomenal read!

If you enjoy apocalyptic novels, this is a spin on the classic tropes, setting, and pacing that you would find in any others.

The setting being in a Northern Ontario First Nations community (on rez) completely shifts the focus from how apocalypse novels usually go. The threat of starvation, violence, etc., isn't front and center- something else is. (I can't give it away but it was majorly impactful!)

I must read Rice's next novel. I highly recommend Moon of the Crusted Snow to anyone who likes apocalypse/dystopian feel books. It also has short chapters and is about 200 pages overall, so it's a good read for those who don't have much time or focus!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, and Suicide

emalderwood's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Death, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

Minor: Genocide, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Addiction

annabunce's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Cannibalism

mghnhill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Gore, Body horror, Drug use, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Sexual content, and War

danicaleblanc's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Cannibalism, and Suicide