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coelagirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Death, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, and Racial slurs
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
The Real Life Franklin Expedition fictionalized in this book was Actually lost during its voyage in the late 1840s. This book contains the period typical misogyny and racism you might expect from victorian colonialism, as well as a book from 2007, plus men doing horrible things to survive in an inhospitable landscape they are not prepared for while being hunted by a creature behind imagination. Things get as bad you can possibly expect them to get.black_october's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexism, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gore, Cursing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Body horror, Blood, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Cannibalism, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Homophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
cviii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Classism, Gore, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Death, Medical content, Grief, Addiction, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content, Ableism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Genocide, Abandonment, Excrement, Vomit, Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Violence
quillsand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
that said the other 95% of the book was disturbing as all hell and bleak as fuck. but like, in a good way. i read this whilst at a festival and i kept returning to my tent to read instead of watching acts. the vivid descriptions of scurvy gave me trouble sleeping and i stopped readig it in public places because i couldn't control my facial expressions of horror/revulsion/despair. also i think scurvy has now replaced both pregnancy and getting my wisdom teeth taken out on my list of greatest fears, meaning it is now #2 behind moths.
parts that really got to me included
i just think it says something that depsite having watched the show and knowing how everything plays out and already being very distrubred by the show, the book managed to somehow provoke an even stronger reaction and kept me so gripped i got through all 750 pages in under 5 days whilst being at a music festival. book ratings are based off of my connection to the book and despite all it's issues i sure did feel many things whilst reading this!!! the real terror is the slowly creeping inevitability of certain death and the fact that we know!! we know that no matter how hard these character struggle, they will all be claimed by the ice by the time the book is finished!! there's beauty in that and in the sheer humanity of how different people respond to the certainty of death in different ways. makes me a little bit insane if i think about it too much.
i do think the supernatural aspects were the weakest point for me and the last 80 pages were therefore not as strong as the rest but only because the realism of the horror was already at its peak (also the aforementioned ick about using Inuit culture as a backdrop for horror fiction but anyway) with the scurvy and the frostbite and the starvation and whatnot.
id on't know man sometimes you just need a horrifying horrific tragedy heavily based on real events that deeply disturbs and upsets you in order to cope!!!!
i think i am going to rewatch the show now.
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Addiction, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Animal death, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Body horror, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Cursing, Colonisation, Classism, Cannibalism, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Drug use, and Racism
mousey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Sexism, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Classism, Homophobia, Incest, Violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, Excrement, and Gun violence
jjjreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Confinement, Colonisation, Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Ableism, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, and Pregnancy
cryptogay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The beginning was very promising, and I thought it was going to be fairly reflective & heavy on metaphor & allegory, and honestly maybe it was, but at some point I stopped being able to pay attention to anything but the narrative - it is a very long book. The horror in this book IS horrifying, in a very visceral way, and those parts definitely work. The plot is, well, a lot. I cannot speak to the accuracy or appropriateness of the pieces of Inuit lifestyle & belief that were shared in this book, but I do know that I did not like how Lady Silence was treated at any point. I especially did not care for the last few chapters, which to me did not need to be from
I wanted to like this book but I don't know that I really did.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Gore, Vomit, Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Death, Cannibalism, Blood, Body horror, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Hate crime, and Sexism