Reviews

Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au

poirot's review

reflective medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Classism

jono_lawrence's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

ayeshaa9998's review

lighthearted reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

space_pancake's review against another edition

reflective

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

doubledemin's review

adventurous reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.75

stellamaycollins's review

emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

devieyes's review against another edition

reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

tej_reads's review against another edition

3.75

The girl knew so much without seeming to try, and she seemed complete defined in some way that I wasn't.

At some point in her life, there had been things worth screaming and crying over,

lizzillia's review

4.75

How do I even begin to describe this - it's like sitting by a lake watching gentle ripples but knowing that life is going on underneath. This is so understated. A daughter and her mother take a trip to Japan where, the daughter hopes, there will be some sort of deep connection between them. They are in a place neither of them knows so, in a way, it's a blank canvas. The overwhelming feeling I get is a loneliness within the daughter as she tries to understand the relationship that she has with her mother. Her mother might smile and nods but the daughter is unable to put her feelings into words. There is a distance between the two women. The women's conversations seem to be unfinished but they share a sense of almost excitement as the mother wonders if it will be cold enough for snow - something she has never see. Wandering through Tokyo and visiting art galleries, the daughter examines the dreamlike qualities of the paintings, losing herself in the images and the memories they reawaken while at the same time wishing that her mother could recognise the same qualities. She talks about how paintings can be changes, images painted over and changed and she tells her mother that writing can also be changed and she tells her mother that it's 'better for her not to trust anything she read' Is she telling us the same thing because as 
the mother hardly speaks and seems to be a ghost like figure, at times I did wonder if this is a grieving daughter regretting a distance that could now never be closed, and whether we are listening to memories. This is a book that says so much in so few words - words that are so evocative and atmospheric. It's a book that leaves me so many questions. Gorgeous. Rounded up to 5*

thewhitebook's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5