Moon of the Crusted Snow

Paperback, 218 pages

en-Latn-CA language

Published July 18, 2018 by ECW Press.

ISBN:
978-1-77041-400-6
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4 stars (17 reviews)

A daring post-apocalyptic novel from a powerful rising literary voice. With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. The community leadership loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve. Tensions rise and, as the months pass, so does the death toll due to sickness and despair. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again. Guided through the chaos by an unlikely leader named Evan Whitesky, they endeavor to restore order while grappling with a …

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Content warning plot, setting, and ending spoilers

Review of 'Moon of the Crusted Snow' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

I give the concept and imagining of this book 5/5, but the writing was not as strong in places and I think overall it could use some more polishing. That said, I enjoyed it and think it is worth reading. A great look at indigenous possibilities in a post apocalyptic world, and the dangers of greed and power.  

Review of 'Moon of the Crusted Snow' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Wow! This is one that will stay with me. Fascinating, lovingly crafted, with delicious prose, it's the story of a community surviving an apocalypse they can't know anything of. You should read it if you haven't.

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Review of 'Moon of the Crusted Snow' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I ended up pretty disappointed in this one. The book is a short look at the downfall of society from the perspective of a remote First Nation tribe in Canada where information and supplies are in short supply. Without supplies, the reservation has to make do with what it has on hand through the first winter, and conflict arises amongst the community quickly.

It bills itself as a post-apocalyptic thriller, and while it is post-apocalyptic, I found it really less than thrilling. The cast of characters is relatively small and two dimensional, with no real growth or change occurring throughout the book. Dialog does the heavy lifting of the book, but even that is flat and full of "he said", "she said", etc. Without spoiling the ending or the conflict, I found the ultimate confrontation at the end unexpected....but also out of place. For a bit more spoilers, an outsider …

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