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Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman
3.0
I picked this up on a whim. I like travel books, I like arctic books, sure!
This book was not the lighthearted trip I was expecting. The writing is evocative. Remember being a teenager, and being in a situation that didn't seem quite right? And when you finally spoke up, the people you trusted to save you told you to suck it up? She captures that well.
Also when you're in a relationship and you're young and you can't tell if anything is like it should be. And maybe it shouldn't, but maybe the good is worth it?
Yeah, not exactly a fun read. Nor linear storytelling, which got distracting at parts. But a lot of hanging out in rural Norway. (And some bits that tie in really interestingly to some bits in [b:Debt: The First 5,000 Years|6617037|Debt The First 5,000 Years|David Graeber|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390408633s/6617037.jpg|6811142].)
This book was not the lighthearted trip I was expecting. The writing is evocative. Remember being a teenager, and being in a situation that didn't seem quite right? And when you finally spoke up, the people you trusted to save you told you to suck it up? She captures that well.
Also when you're in a relationship and you're young and you can't tell if anything is like it should be. And maybe it shouldn't, but maybe the good is worth it?
Yeah, not exactly a fun read. Nor linear storytelling, which got distracting at parts. But a lot of hanging out in rural Norway. (And some bits that tie in really interestingly to some bits in [b:Debt: The First 5,000 Years|6617037|Debt The First 5,000 Years|David Graeber|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390408633s/6617037.jpg|6811142].)