Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Neige des lunes brisées by Waubgeshig Rice

64 reviews

mjthomas43's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Animal death and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Cannibalism, Murder, and Colonisation

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism and Cannibalism

kellyofcali's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

While I appreciated this post-apocalyptic tale from a First Nations author, I sometimes struggled a bit with the pacing - the action moved in spurts, and sometimes stepped into and out of dreams or through time a bit confusingly. It also almost skipped over the actual action, which was an interesting choice - not sure 100% how I felt about it. Overall though, I liked the story and the setting, and it was an easy listen (I did audiobook). Be warned, the narrator reads quite slowly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Cannibalism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Xenophobia

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Cursing, Blood, and Cannibalism

fmcphaden's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

This is an incredible take on the post-apocalyptic survival genre. It takes place on a First Nations reserve in northern Ontario; this cultural, historical and political context changes everything. Although it could probably be read just for plot, some basic understanding of the Anishnaabe experience with Canadian colonialism takes it from good to amazing.

(I said “it’s complicated” for diverse characters because it’s almost entirely Anishnaabe characters. Having said that, it uses the small number of white characters in a way that perfectly explores cultural conflict.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Cannibalism, and Classism

I loved it as a reader, and jumped at the coincidental chance to bring it into my high school class. The students love it too despite finding it challenging.

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Violence, and Cannibalism

12_21's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.25

This is a very different take on your typical post-apocalyptic story. It's a slow burn, and if you're looking for a lot of detail on the actual apocalyptic events, you won't find them in this novel. What you will find is a gripping character study with an undercurrent of intense tension simmering beneath the events. The main group of characters are engaging, enough so that I felt Evan's emotions as I was reading. My only small complaint is that there are a LOT of minor characters that only come up once or twice and I had some trouble keeping them straight and remembering who they were tied to in the main cast, whether they'd been mentioned before, etc. Otherwise though, this novel captured me and I can't wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

silvae's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicide, Blood, and Cannibalism

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Alcohol, and Colonisation