Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

156 reviews

librarybookscene's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation, Cannibalism, Genocide, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

j_richa's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The slow building of tension throughout the book is easily it's strongest point, and

the decision not to elaborate on the cause of the apocalypse is a key part of that

. While I do feel like the community was very well described, too many of the characters felt one note for me to say the same of them. While I understand why the author would feel the need to elaborate on the roots of problems specific to the history of Indigenous exploitation, the commentary felt too much like exposition that would interrupt the voice of the character speaking fairly often, which could be rather jarring at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Racism

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Cannibalism

aj_mooney's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A stunning story of resiliency, community, and survival. I felt a deep chill while reading this book, but I never lost hope that the protagonists would prevail against all odds. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Death, Violence, Alcoholism, and Cannibalism

tumbly_weed's review

adventurous dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Violence and Cannibalism

Minor: Death and Cultural appropriation

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

cloudyfields's review

mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Cannibalism, and Violence

bekahshaffer's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Cannibalism

cherryblossomgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

misha_ali's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

This was an interesting look into an apocalyptic event within a small, insular community rather than the usual fare of a wider community of people who don't know each other and have to compete for resources. While I enjoyed learning a lot of words in the Anishinaabe language and some interesting concepts (stories, moral tales, etc.) pertaining to that community, the apocalypse part seemed really predictable. I continue to be astounded when a story about food scarcity and an apocalypse

turns to cannibalism

and every character in the book is absolutely shocked about it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism