Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Moon of the Crusted Snow, by Waubgeshig Rice

11 reviews

cait's review

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Xenophobia, Murder, Racism, Blood, Animal death, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Grief, and Violence

hanreadin's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Gun violence, Addiction, and Death

loras's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Racism

corvidaeus's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cannibalism, Suicide, Racism, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcoholism

abbie_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cannibalism, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, and Suicide

amnda527's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Suicide, and Violence

kelseyland's review

dark 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

4.75

An incredible take on the apocalyptic genre, from the perspective of an Anishinaabe community for whom the world has already ended more than once because of the violent actions of white colonizers. Rice's sparse prose keeps the tension dialed up to maximum as the characters navigate food and power shortages, the deaths of community members, and the intrusion of violent outsiders. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide, Cannibalism, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Body horror

christalbotheindl's review

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Death

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Cannibalism

tam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A really interesting take on the post-apocalyptic novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Addiction and Drug use

thevietvegan's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It's a very slow burn, and the ending isn't so much an ending but a beginning. It's incredibly sad and beautiful. I found that I couldn't put it down after the halfway mark and I stayed up until 4 to finish reading. Oops. Worth it though. It is a beautifully written story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide