Reviews tagging 'Injury/injury detail'

Moon of the Crusted Snow, by Waubgeshig Rice

4 reviews

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Overall a solid, atmospheric read. I would def read more from this author.
It was overall quick, but for me, slow to start. I loved the premise and loved the way the dreams people had foreshadowed the story throughout. Also enjoyed the focus on how a First Nations community dealt with an apocalyptic situation since we usually get big city, white people POVs. 
I wish we had a little bit more on the motivation of the first stranger arriving at the community and how the community dealt with the aftermath. But I did enjoy the focus on community traditions and the social commentary about how first nation's/indigenous peoples are treated today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Racism, Injury/injury detail, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Blood and Cannibalism

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Death, Animal death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Injury/injury detail, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Body horror, Colonisation, and Drug use

Minor: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Child death, and War

kstericker's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Colonisation, Suicide, and Racism

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

 - MOON OF THE CRUSTED SNOW is a slow build, a book that evokes the feeling of rising panic and attempts to tamp it down. The dawning horror as you realize what's going on is perfect.
- I picked this up because I saw it categorized as "speculative fiction," and really, it's only infinitesimally removed from our reality. The community in the book deals with many issues real life Native communities deal with, and the storytelling woven into the book really highlighted that as well.
- I listened to this on audio and highly recommend that if you're an audiobook person. It's read by Billy Merasty, an actor of Cree descent, and he really makes you feel like you're right there in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Grief, Colonisation, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Suicide, and Violence