Review: Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Horror Spotlight chose this as their read along book for January and I'm so glad! Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Released October 2018 Source: Library Borrow Horror & Horrorish Fiction | Goodreads | Amazon A daring post-apocalyptic thriller 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 tr...