kurale's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Infertility, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Sexism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Stalking
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
hm, it's been quite some time since i last finished a book frowning. the snow child is an amalgamation of many beautiful aspects: vivid scenery that makes for several wonderful, stirring scenes--the snow child-making and ice-skating scenes, in particular--filled w/ characters that demonstrate the charm and oft-touching neighborly relationships in the alaskan wilderness, and themes of life's possibilities, found family, nature's breathless beauty. and yet, the thread that holds it all tgt--faina's existence--is flimsy, and unfortunately makes for a magical realizm book that, in my opinion, lacks realism. it feels like a story that teters between a fairytale and realistic fiction, struggles throughout w/ trying to be both and neither, and pulls the rug off my feet at the end. throughout the whole book, the old couple wrestles w/ the wonder and--as is asserted pointedly several times--the "real humanness" of their own snow child, thus the ending makes for a baffling conclusion.
Moderate: Pregnancy, Infertility, and Sexual content
Minor: Death and Child death
elephant_mouse's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Beautiful book. It has affected me so much. I don’t think everyone would love it as much as i did because it was exactly what I needed these past few days! But still a great book nonetheless. There are some quotes in here that will stick with me forever- I know it.
All love to the author! I will read their other book very soon.
:) <3
All love to the author! I will read their other book very soon.
:) <3
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Animal death
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual content
aerietta's review
I got just over half-way through the book.
It's an interesting story with a surprise at every turn, but it's just so grim. The little details are beautiful, but it feels like the characters chose to be miserable and are willing to fight to remain miserable, even when good things come up. It just became too hard to continue reading.
It's an interesting story with a surprise at every turn, but it's just so grim. The little details are beautiful, but it feels like the characters chose to be miserable and are willing to fight to remain miserable, even when good things come up. It just became too hard to continue reading.
Graphic: Sexism, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infertility, and Mental illness
Suicidal ideation, stillbirth, extreme financial insecurity, extreme injury, gaslighting, isolation.
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