Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

52 reviews

maregred's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Cannibalism, and Blood

cait's review

adventurous challenging tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Xenophobia, Murder, Racism, Blood, Animal death, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Grief, and Violence

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Overall a solid, atmospheric read. I would def read more from this author.
It was overall quick, but for me, slow to start. I loved the premise and loved the way the dreams people had foreshadowed the story throughout. Also enjoyed the focus on how a First Nations community dealt with an apocalyptic situation since we usually get big city, white people POVs. 
I wish we had a little bit more on the motivation of the first stranger arriving at the community and how the community dealt with the aftermath. But I did enjoy the focus on community traditions and the social commentary about how first nation's/indigenous peoples are treated today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Blood and Cannibalism

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

careinthelibrary's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

 **Re-read in 2022**
I liked it a bit more this time as I took it slower whereas before I blasted through on audio. Still not a favourite but I liked the chilling tension! 

*original 2019 review*
Somehow this was a bit disappointing for me. The action took too long to build and by the time it was finally there, it was a little too late. And I felt that there wasn't enough character back story or character development, many felt a bit flat and could have been so much more vivid. I love the idea behind this and I'd read another by this author, but this wasn't a favourite.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Suicide, and Animal death

food insecurity, MMIWG2S

jelliestars's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism, Rape, Violence, and Suicide

kstericker's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Colonisation, Suicide, and Racism

meaghanelizabook's review

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Racism, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, and Suicide

hanreadin's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Gun violence, Addiction, and Death

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

 - MOON OF THE CRUSTED SNOW is a slow build, a book that evokes the feeling of rising panic and attempts to tamp it down. The dawning horror as you realize what's going on is perfect.
- I picked this up because I saw it categorized as "speculative fiction," and really, it's only infinitesimally removed from our reality. The community in the book deals with many issues real life Native communities deal with, and the storytelling woven into the book really highlighted that as well.
- I listened to this on audio and highly recommend that if you're an audiobook person. It's read by Billy Merasty, an actor of Cree descent, and he really makes you feel like you're right there in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Grief, Colonisation, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, and Violence