I will think about this book for the rest of my life, and here’s why…Eowyn Ivey’s writing style swept me off my feet and carried me to the snowy hills of 1920s Alaska. Each word felt as if it had been chosen with the greatest care and effortless precision, as if by magic. The characters, in the beginning of the story, felt like kindhearted strangers. The sort of people who you meet while on a peaceful walk and exchange smiles with while passing by. You walk past them the next day, and the day af...

quiet. understated. humble. and oh, so lovely. this tender retelling of ‘the snow maiden’ really shines in its simplicity.

and although this isnt a romance novel, the story just radiates love. jack and mabel are such a wonderful couple and the love they grow to have for faina is so heartfelt.

this story as a whole is a great example of the power of human connection.

↠ 4 stars

2012 F.A.B. Bookclub pick # I.❤️. F.A.B.

This is a mixture of 1920’s Alaskan homesteaders and fairytale. 🙂 I’m still not really sure what happened in the end… but I think that’s the point. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Reading Road Trip 2020Current location: AlaskaAlaska gave up nothing easily. It was lean and wild and indifferent to a man's struggle. . . I don't know how old Eowyn Ivey was when she started this debut novel, The Snow Child, but I'm going to guess she was relatively young. It's filled with many rookie mistakes I made in my own first novel: a strong primary protagonist surrounded by several lesser formed characters, the action of the story reduced to one primary setting, and a few loose plot poi...

A magical & classic fairytale story for adults!  (bringing back memories of our childhood)Sister Read Review by Norma & BrendaTHE SNOW CHILD by EOWYN IVEY is a wonderful, heartwarming, sad, and beautifully told bewitching tale based on a Russian fairytale titled "Snegurochka", The Snow Maiden a girl who is believed to be half-human and half made of snow.  This enchanting story had us both asking ourselves was there something magical happening here or not?  Oh, but for us, there definitel...

Thank you to the Goodreads community and my friends -- for the comments of inspiration while I was reading this book. When "The Snow Child" was first released in 2012, other that adoring the books cover, I was sure this book wasn't for me. I'm not sure why or what I thought it was -I just 'passed-it-over'. Well, for what's it's worth...I am more than pleasantly surprised to discover how MUCH I LIKE THIS BOOK. I don't seem to remember 'anyone' telling me it was a page turner.The blend of myth and...

I loved this sweet story! So much heart and a little magic!

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I put off reading The Snow Child because it wasn't something I would have chosen for myself without the extremely positive reviews of other goodreads members. If it is not obvious to you from the description alone, then this book is not mostly plot-driven. It's charm is upheld by the characters, the relationships, and the sad, cold mood that seems to permeate the entire novel from open to close. It is the kind of novel that I sometimes have trouble with, the kind not concerned with action or...

when i was about one hundred pages from the end of this book, i tugged on greg's sleeve at work, and said, "is this gonna end sad??"and he refused to answer.i think that was a good impulse.because i almost don't wanna review this. this book was such a beautiful journey, and taking place as it does over a number of years, there are naturally high and low points, emotionally. but i'm not going to tell you how it ends up.i will tell you that i VERY NEARLY CRIED early on. like page 42-early.i misted...