Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman

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2kerrymehome's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced
I loved that this was about a little pocket of the world, and not trying to explain all of Norway or herself.
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morgan_leigh_meredith's review against another edition

3.0
Blair Braverman is a great writer and has a lot of good stories to tell about her life. But I found myself wishing she had written a different book, or maybe I saw my own coming of age insecurities played out in a way that was uncomfortable. Overall a compelling story and worth overcoming cringe-y moments though.
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k8dyson's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

aurel's review against another edition

4.25
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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emalea's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous emotional inspiring slow-paced
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nikkifrances1979's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny inspiring medium-paced
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valhecka's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

orangerose33's review against another edition

5.0
Such a great read that combines travel with identity with trauma. It’s hard for me to fully describe the experience of reading it, but it’s a little like ice on a bruise — sharp and honest and real.

smerc's review against another edition

2.0
This was ok. My disappointment lies in the fact that I wanted more stories about the mushing and dog sledding. There is some of that but not very much. Felt more like a true-life coming of age, which I was not expecting.

rmotti's review against another edition

3.0
I'll always like a book about cold places, but it really left me wishing that this was more about dogs than about toxic men.