A review by alwyshaveabook82
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Great book. Forcible change as ʼcivilizationʼ fails   (read the same week as I read "Braiding Sweetgrass", so the ancient story of Windigo is illuminated in different ways).  This is a story of a young family managing to cope with the winter when electricity, food deliveries, communication links fail.  Characters are accurately drawn, with strengths and weaknesses leading to consequences.  I am not living in that geographical area, so am relying on my Outsider perception of accuracy in council, welfare, forcible removal, and language reclamation.
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