Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

5 reviews

overthinkereading's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

“Survival had always been an integral part of their culture. It was their history.”

Post-apocalyptic isn’t really my genre, but this book was SO GOOD. Anxiety-inducing in the best way possible, and a gorgeous Own Voices addition to survivalist storytelling (I loved the inclusion of Anishinaabemowin on equal footing with English). The descriptions of place and characters made the setting, scenes and people jump off the page. I won’t say there’s a shocking twist at the end, but the penultimate scene and the character responsible for its closure was a nice surprise.

Sensitive readers should absolutely check CWs and be prepared for descriptive, intense imagery and situations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Suicide, Colonisation, and Racism

illtakethenightshiftx's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A small, rural Anishinaabe community in northern Canada is cut off from the grid and the rest of the world during the collapse of society. The novel follows the community as they try and survive the impending winter. Everything is going smoothly until a white man shows up…

Ooooooh this is a slow burn apocalypse novel and it checks all of the boxes for me!! I loved the way the author built tension and the feeling of impending doom. It was palpable throughout the entire novel, which I really enjoyed. I also felt really connected to the characters, which doesn’t always happen for me with short novels, but I felt very invested in Evan and his family and community. Overall, a fantastic read! I think I’ll definitely be purchasing a copy in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Body horror

Minor: Gore

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

kelseyland's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

An incredible take on the apocalyptic genre, from the perspective of an Anishinaabe community for whom the world has already ended more than once because of the violent actions of white colonizers. Rice's sparse prose keeps the tension dialed up to maximum as the characters navigate food and power shortages, the deaths of community members, and the intrusion of violent outsiders. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide, Cannibalism, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Body horror

mattieari's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Suicide