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nr_burns's review against another edition
Couldn’t get into it…too poetry, weird sounds, not a continuous story…just not my style.
scottkibler's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
4.25
sarahboudereads's review against another edition
3.0
Read in French, will read it again one day in English and as an audiobook because I had so much trouble connecting with the writing that I think it spoiled my reading experience ; def a me problem tough!
janada59's review against another edition
4.0
Listened as an audio book read by the author, which made it even more enjoyable
kmerrow's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
No one who can listen to the audiobook should be doing anything but that. I'm sure it is an interesting read, but the audio is something other-wordly. I have never heard someone give themselves entirely to an audiobook in this way, and most if not all chapters are lead out by Tanya Tagaq's throat singing. She imbues the words with so much emotion and her tone shifts appropriately throughout. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to listen to this book read by the author.
Note: it is NSFW or literally any other environment so you want to listen with headphones on or somewhere with thick walls.
That being said, this is undoubtedly the weirdest, most fucked up thing I've ever read. And I mean that as a term of endearment. It also makes it fucking real. This writing is unapologetic. She writes in such a poetic and at times whimsical way, sometimes about truly horrific things. It is fantastical while also dealing with very hard realities like child sexual abuse, which is an overriding theme. It is extremely sexually explicit, whether detailing abuse, consensual sex, sex with animals, and even the northern lights.
If you're easily offended or squeamish, this is not the one for you, but I'd still recommend it to you because it's unforgettable.
Note: it is NSFW or literally any other environment so you want to listen with headphones on or somewhere with thick walls.
That being said, this is undoubtedly the weirdest, most fucked up thing I've ever read. And I mean that as a term of endearment. It also makes it fucking real. This writing is unapologetic. She writes in such a poetic and at times whimsical way, sometimes about truly horrific things. It is fantastical while also dealing with very hard realities like child sexual abuse, which is an overriding theme. It is extremely sexually explicit, whether detailing abuse, consensual sex, sex with animals, and even the northern lights.
If you're easily offended or squeamish, this is not the one for you, but I'd still recommend it to you because it's unforgettable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Grief, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Colonisation, Death, and Death of parent
madsthemads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
threegoodrats's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the setting and how she conveyed what life was like there, and I thought the mix of prose, poetry, and illustrations worked well. But...I’m also not entirely sure what was going on a lot of the time and it was definitely a bit woo-woo for me. I can appreciate the story and language but it’s not really my kind of book.
oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
A fever dream. Didn't know what I was expecting but it wasn't this... happily surprised! As difficult as the subject matter could sometimes be, it was like being sunk into someone's dream/nightmare/fantasy world and given a tour. Freebasing pure imagination.