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 (DIR) Post #AdNVHxGFtA54Dpj1UG by ignova@mstdn.ca
       2023-12-19T20:34:26Z
       
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       i'm rereading Moon of the Crusted Snow, preparing to read the sequel that came out this year. there is a Title Drop about midway through the book. the ambiguity in the term (Onaabenii Giizis in Ojibwe) seems to represent the apocalypse scenario as a tipping point between despair and hope (meaning either darkest winter or the start of the thaw).#books #bookstodon
       
 (DIR) Post #AdNVHyKXuh6hXQjxoW by ignova@mstdn.ca
       2023-12-19T21:13:11Z
       
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       from the perspective of the story's remote Anishinaabe community, the 'apocalypse' has similarly ambiguous consequences--short term devastation, but also the chance to rebuild something more hopeful."We've seen what this...what's the word again?""Apocalypse.""Yes, apocalypse. We've had that over and over. But we always survived. We're still here. And we'll still be here, even if the power and the radios don't come back on and we never see any white people ever again."#books #bookstodon
       
 (DIR) Post #AdNVHzI6LGkIW8bWds by ignova@mstdn.ca
       2023-12-19T21:23:27Z
       
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       i should emphasize that even though this book has a lot of covid-esque themes, it was actually released in 2018, pre-pandemic. apparently it got a surge in popularity around 2020; its descriptions of panic buying, the effects of isolation, the fraying of community cohesion etc. turned out to be eerily accurate.
       
 (DIR) Post #AdNVOJefXfiXPeB5F2 by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
       2023-12-31T19:24:48.594424Z
       
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       https://ecwpress.com/products/moon-of-the-crusted-snow interesting