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421 reviews for:
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North
Blair Braverman
3.89 AVERAGE
421 reviews for:
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North
Blair Braverman
3.89 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
I started this last year when Blair was in the Iditarod, but couldn't make the time. It's winter again so I restarted, and wow. It takes a bit to get into, because there are different timelines, but once I was in, I was in.
I thought this was mostly going to be about mushing and dog sledding, but it's actually more about Blair specifically and her history. It's very intimate. There are many different relationships with men, and some of them are violent, sexual, both. It can be hard to read. I don't mind that it's there, as it's a real part of her history (and I think it's weird to be critical of that), but I do think it bears a warning.
It's so interesting, and I feel like there are so many things that were just mentioned that could actually each become a full book on their own. Fascinating, especially if you embrace it as a story about a young woman adventurer growing up.
I thought this was mostly going to be about mushing and dog sledding, but it's actually more about Blair specifically and her history. It's very intimate. There are many different relationships with men, and some of them are violent, sexual, both. It can be hard to read. I don't mind that it's there, as it's a real part of her history (and I think it's weird to be critical of that), but I do think it bears a warning.
It's so interesting, and I feel like there are so many things that were just mentioned that could actually each become a full book on their own. Fascinating, especially if you embrace it as a story about a young woman adventurer growing up.
Blair is a great storyteller and I loved how she detailed her coming to herself, "making her own north." Small Game makes a lot of sense now.
This book left me with a heavy heart. Mostly happy at the end, but still sad.
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Honestly this rang so true to my experiences of the world that I can't possibly give an objective review. Braverman approaches the topics of fear, self-sufficiency, and isolation in such a brave, carefully measured and beautifully written way that I feel like I just had an infection lanced.
Honestly this book is amazing. I’ve followed Blair and Quince on twitter for a while now and know a lot about them and I still didn’t want this book to end
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced