The Snow Child: A Novel

This was a Modern Mrs. Darcy book club pick earlier this year, and at the time I couldn’t find it within myself to finish this book and was contemplating abandoning it, but I received a paperback copy from Capsule Books in their Silence of the Snow capsule co-curated by 25 In Five and I picked up where I had left off and speed-read it through to the end. I loved this book and I’m glad I was able to give it a second chance. I have also read To the Bright Edge of the World by the same author, and loved it. Eowyn Ivey’s writing is wonderfully embracing and imminently readable.

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Mei-Ling's recommendation

A big thank you to Heavin for lighting up her house and welcoming us inside to enjoy a delicious roast, homemade pumpkin soup (from homegrown pumpkins!), and the largest indoor Christmas tree known to man, which we all loved. It was a beautiful evening of delicious food, old friends and new, new books, and leg wrestling. Because, what book group doesn’t have a leg wrestling showdown every December!!??? Welcome to Cara and AnneMarie, we were so happy to have you join us. With the exception of Barbara, everyone enjoyed Snow Child. A few felt that it was slow to get into, but that the writing and heart at the center of the story compelled you along. This is one, for me, that I am thinking I will re-read. I brought some expectations to it that made me feel like it was more melancholy than I expected it to be. I wonder if, going in without that expectation, I would be more able to accept the greyer parts of the book without waiting for the sunshine. We talked about the different relationships in the book and how hope and faith and love enabled all of them to open themselves up to each other and build beautiful connections. We also talked about how the author played with the idea of fantasy and magic/fairy tale vs. real life and left the issue confusing for the reader so that there was room for some magic in the imagination. It was a lovely little story!

asi najpríjemnejší magický realizmus, aký som kedy čítala. pekný príbeh, pekná myšlienka, pekné priblíženie reality života na aljaške.

ale neviem si pomôcť, 3 hviezdičky, pretože ma druhá polka knihy už takmer nebavila. postavy tak trocha lezú na nervy, v podstate sa nič nedeje, až sa nakoniec udeje tá jedna vec, na ktorú celú dobu čakáme.