thefourthvine 's review for:

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

3.0

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I really struggled with what to rate this book. Braverman has a great narrative voice, which is what I look for in memoirs. And I do love her mushing stories. But a good solid 80% of this book is about sexual harrassment and rape in the great white north. Which, I mean — I certainly relate to that. The problem is that I relate to it too much; it was like reading about my own teen years, except colder. I was sort of hoping for a book about dogs and mushing. Instead it was about misogyny and rape.

Also, holy heck, this book is FULL of animal harm and death. (Though, note: the dogs all live. That was a relief.)

So, basically, this book was well written and well done, but just REALLY not for me. The fact that I finished it anyway is a testimony to Braverman’s skill, and I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested in memoirs and is fine with animal harm and death, and also misogyny and rape.