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Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice

5 reviews

dananana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Colonisation, Misogyny, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cannibalism

laurareads87's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Moon of the Turning Leaves picks up over ten years after its predecessor left off; the Whitesky family and a small community group have left their homes and are now living further north. This novel follows a small group, including Evan and his daughter Nangohns, who decide to leave south to the shores of the Great Lakes see what remains of the world and find a new place for the community to live. 

This novel reads less ‘horror’ than its predecessor; I may like this one even better than the first. I found myself very invested in the characters’ journey, and feel like this novel has so much to say about resilience and hope amidst despair. I have read others describe at least the beginning as slow, but I didn’t find it to be. I loved Rice’s thorough incorporation of Anishinaabemowin. 

This could almost work as a standalone; though it does mention individuals and events from the first book, it does so in ways that wouldn’t be totally baffling to a new reader. That said, I would definitely suggest reading Moon of the Crusted Snow first. Both books are excellent, and it provides valuable context to this one. 

Content warnings: death, murder, violence, gun violence, suicide, racism, racial slurs, blood, death of a non-human animal, verbal threats of sexual assault, mention of cannibalism 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Blood and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault and Cannibalism

sarmcp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Waub did it again, folks: just like last time, I could not put this book down for the life of me. I was so overcome with emotion by the end that I had to give in to a good cry - that kind of investment is no small feat for an author to achieve. If Moon of the Crusted Snow remains my favourite novel, this one is a close second. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Gun violence, and Death

arrr's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic post apocalyptic Indigenous survival story

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Murder, Misogyny, Racism, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, and Violence

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Hate crime, and Death of parent

Moderate: Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Gore, Suicide, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Genocide

Minor: Drug use, Terminal illness, Ableism, Alcohol, Child death, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Grief, Stalking, and Medical trauma

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