Moon of the Turning Leaves | 
pickI‘m so happy Rice wrote this follow up to Moon of the Crusted Snow. This one wasn‘t as good as the first, but it was a satisfying follow up. The audiobook had the same excellent narrator as well. #FoodAndLit #Canada
pickI just loved Moon of the Crusted Snow and it‘s really stuck with me, so I am delighted that Rice wrote a follow up (he says because fans asked for it, which is cool). There are definite spoilers here for book 1, but this one picks up a number of years later and continues to follow the Native community in their new circumstances. My only quibble is a group goes on a trek and are called “the walkers,” which made me think of The Walking Dead.
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pickThis was a great follow up to Moon of the Crusted Snow. It‘s mostly a traveling story, as 6 members of the survivor‘s community strike out south east to see if they can find new grounds for their people. They are hoping to be able to return to the land their ancestors lived on; the land that had been taken from them by the white colonists.
The narrator isn‘t the best, he stumbles and loses his flow. But he is an own voice, which I appreciated. 🤩
pickThe first book in this series by this Anishinaabe author was great but this one is outstanding. I would recommend audio so that you can have the language. The books are set in a near future “after the light have gone out.”
pickGood follow-up! Can be read as a stand-alone, but definitely recommend reading Moon of the Crusted Snow first.
pickI imagine it's not uncommon to love every book you read if you've been away from novels for a long time and the recommendations you take heed of are from your beloveds and favorite book reviewers. But this book touched me enourmously. Tears of joy and sadness flowed in key moments in this book. An inspiring, frightening, yet incredibly poignant story of survival with great characters. Thank you Waubgeshig Rice.
piggybacking on @Matilda — i talked about Waubgeshig Rice‘s MOON OF THE TURNING LEAVES for Book Riot‘s Most Anticipated, i CANNOT WAIT
https://bookriot.com/most-anticipated-books-of-2024/
I only finished the first book yesterday and could not wait for the sequel. My cuddle buddy Meche is also quite happy to finally enjoy some quiet nook reading time with me, after a busy day. So I begin with page one: "A gutteral howl tore through the lodge and breached the birchbark walls..."
pickJust as great as its predecessor, Moon of the Turning Leaves is a really unique post-apocalyptic story about an Anishinaabe community attempting to leave the Northern land they were forced on by colonizers and returning to their ancestral territory on one of the great lakes. The first half or so is slower in pace, but a fascinating look into Indiegnous survival; the second half is nail-biting tense!! All round great storytelling!
pickJust finished this and must say I was not prepared. I was expecting an ending somewhat like in Moon of the Crusted Snow, however this one required some tissues. I wont give much away beyond saying it was both hopeful and also more emotional than I expected. Character development is still a little lighter than I usually want, however definitely more than the previous novel, and the story was beautifully crafted. A solid pick.
pickWaubgesig Rice wrote a sequel to Moon of the Crusted Snow! And I‘m so happy about it. Even though I cried and cried. It‘s set 12 years after the power goes out and everything on the remote northern reservation collapses. I fell in love with these characters and I needed to know if the stories and half remembered skills of their ancestors were enough to keep them alive when the world fell apart.
pickI wasn't expecting Moon of the Crusted Snow to have a sequel, but this is a very good sequel, set just over a decade after the events of the previous book.
pickIt was a long wait for this sequel but worth it! Waubgeshig Rice is a phenomenal indigenous, Canadian writer and I will forever read everything he writes.
