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kumquats87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Sexual violence, and Classism
jourdanicus's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
I enjoy Cherie Dimaline's work and will definitely be picking up more by her.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
emsim's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
tree_star's review
5.0
I loved this book. I was drawn into the story from the start and kept getting sucked in further and further and actually holding my breath there at the end-!
Scary but unexpected in its execution, the Monster discovery is thrilling, mysterious, and intrepid.
These characters are as flawed as they are likeable, and the storytelling is just magnificent.
Solid 5 stars.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
hctown's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Violence and Kidnapping
singalana's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mr_cain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Violence, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Stalking, and Alcohol
solenekeleroux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
laurenleigh'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
cathepsut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This is not a typical werewolf story. If you are looking for Urban Fantasy, this is definitely not it. It is a story by an indigenous Canadian writer, based on traditional folkore about the Rogarou (from the French word for werewolf, loup-garou) and then some. And a very real topic concerning indigenous people in Canada today.
I was a little lukewarm about this throughout, but the last third of the novel made up for it. That part was excellent and I couldn‘t put it down anymore. The changing points of view made for an exciting read and the ending and epilogue gave it a great and suspenseful finish.
Things I looked up during my read — from here on there are spoilers:
Here is an somewhat spoilerish interview with Dimaline where she describes how she came to write a novel about a Rogarou: https://electricliterature.com/cherie...
The novel might be adapted for the small screen: https://deadline.com/2021/07/kai-wu-c...
Towards the end of the novel there is a quote from a poem:
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons;
I know the voices dying with a dying fall
Beneath the music from a farther room.
So how should I presume?
It’s from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. ELIOT
(https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poet...)
Some thoughts on Joan:
Joan‘s last name, Beausoliel: is that a anglicized version of „beau soleil“, aka beautiful sun?
Joan of Arcand = Joan of Arc… as in: she is supposed to deliver her region and people from the invading mining companies, etc.?
Joan‘s red coat — a hint at Litte Red Riding Hood? Considering some events in this book, it feels like a re-telling of that fairytale, at least in parts. Intermingled with that Rogarou folkore.
“What big teeth you have," said Little Red Riding Hood her voice quivering slightly.
"The better to eat you with, my dear," roared the wolf…“
Here is an online version of Little Red Riding Hood: https://www.grimmstories.com/language...
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Rape and Murder