Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

28 reviews

el_doodareno's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol

juliej0715's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

This was a wonderful book. I was surprised by how much I loved it even more as it went on. Emotional, being in a new place, dealing with grief, the hope of magic and a new life. Overall it's wonderful. I don't have a great reason to not give it 5 stars, maybe because I don't want to shout it from the mountains that it should be required reading for everyone, but I really don't have any criticisms. It turns out to be quite a beautiful story in the end. The author does a wonderful job describing the Alaskan wilderness and the beauty of nature. You hope and wish for all these characters' happiness and peace. Magical and mysterious and overall a wonderful lovely joy.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

regnistegra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

crabturtlebug's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death and Miscarriage

lauramcc7's review

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Suicide attempt

jenferlizbeth's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Beautiful story, well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, and Pregnancy

beereading90's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

 Überraschenderweise hat mich dieses Buch in seinen Bann gezogen und mich nicht mehr los gelassen.

Ruhig und gediegen beschreibt die Autorin das Leben des Ehepaares Jack und Mabel die 1920, nach dem Verlust ihres Neugeborenen, nach Alaska umsiedeln, um vor ihrer Vergangenheit zu fliehen und sich eine neue Existenz als Farmer aufzubauen.
Das Leben dort ist hart. Lange Winter, schlechte Infrastruktur, Einsamkeit, ständige Gefahr zu verhungern, zu erfrieren oder von Wildtieren gefressen zu werden.
Dies lässt einen die Autorin in allen Einzelheiten spüren, immer und immer wieder.
Aber nicht nur die äußeren Umstände bereiten dem Ehepaar Probleme, auch der Umgang mit ihren Gefühlen und Wünschen stellt ihre Ehe auf die Probe.
Als der erste Schnee fällt, fällt ebenso ihre Anspannung und in einem Moment kindlicher Freude bauen die Beiden ein Schneemädchen.
Am nächsten Tag ist das Schneemädchen fort, aber sie bemerken dafür eine kleine Gestalt,
die zwischen den Bäumen am Waldrand umherläuft....

Und schon sind wir mitten in der Geschichte. Es bleibt das ganze Buch über unklar, ob das Mädchen nun echt oder eine mystische Gestalt ist. So ist das nun mal mit dem magischen Realismus.
Vieles was man über dieses Mädchen erfährt ist Paradox und man muss sich einfach darauf einlassen, anstatt alles zu hinterfragen. Ist sie nun echt oder nicht?
Das hat mich in dieser Geschichte nicht gekümmert.

Es ist ein schön geschriebenes Märchen voll toller Natur und herzensguter Menschen die ich
alle lieb gewonnen habe.
Außerdem ist es eine Ode an die Landwirtschaft, so leidenschaftlich wie die Autorin davon erzählt, habe ich selbst Lust bekommen ein Erdbeerfeld anzulegen :-)

Tatsächlich habe ich nicht einen Funken zu meckern an dem Buch.
Für mich von vorne bis hinten eine Runde Sache. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

willow_thewisp's review

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

goldenlake's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol