Synopsis: Millicent (nicknamed Rabbit) is a 24 year old reporter that moves to Whitehorse to work at a daily newspaper. Millicent is very new in her journalism career and struggles at the beginning to write pieces that satisfy the editor and to know what stories she should write about. Shortly after she moves to Whitehorse she notices a middle-aged man, Pascal, living on the Walmart parking lot in a converted bus. She suggests to her editor that she interview Pascal who claims that he is a filmmaker. Soon after meeting Pascal they develop a romantic relationship. Shortly after moving into the bus with Pascal, the relationship turns toxic, but it takes Millicent a long time to process this and stand up for herself.

My thoughts: The fact that the novel is set in Whitehorse at a struggling daily newspaper is what attracted me to this story. I really enjoyed reading about the struggles of the newspaper and the two other staff members that work with Millicent. I found Millicent to be a bit naïve and lost and I think that is why she hooked up with Pascal in the first place. If she had had more self confidence and understood who she was, I don’t think she would have even entertained being with Pascal. There is not a lot of plot to this book, however, the setting in the Yukon and the newspaper was enough for me and I quite enjoyed it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Anansi Press for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

“Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit” pulls off coming-of-age cringe SO WELL 🤩

It’s 2010 and 24-year-old Millicent moves to Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory to take a job at a failing daily newspaper. This plot line is classic newspaper journalism, especially in that era; unless you went to an exceptional program, you usually end up in the middle of nowhere writing about small-town events and occasional city hall drama. Sander-Green absolutely NAILED the experience, from the eccentric editor to the longtime nice guy employee in every newsroom. This is such a niche experience but IYKYK.

That ALONE sold me. But there’s more — Millicent does a feature on an older dude living on a school bus in the Walmart parking lot (because again, small-town newspapers) and ends up living with him in a toxic relationship. The CRINGE. We’ve all had a friend or two do something like this.

I think fans of “The Rachel Incident” will especially enjoy this one.

While the basic plot of this might seem familiar- Millicent falls into a toxic relationship with the older Pascal and can't quite break away- it's the setting and attention to detail that sets this apart. I liked the atmospherics in the small town newsroom where she works but I liked the Yukon setting even more. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. A good read.

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit by Nadine Sander-Green – 3 Stars (Kindle, NetGalley)

Another Kindle NetGalley book that I requested looong ago based solely on the cover that I am now finally reading! This is the story of Millicent, a 24-year-old reporter who moves up to the Yukon on her own to work for the local newspaper, The Golden Nugget. When she meets Pascal, the eccentric middle-aged filmmaker living in a van in the Walmart parking lot in town, she is pulled in by his creativity in charm and soon finds herself losing herself in a toxic relationship. This book is very dark and heavy, as well as slow, but I did enjoy the descriptions of the Yukon, and I feel like the slowness of the book was used as a device to show how gradually Millie was able to fall into this relationship without even realizing it. Probably wouldn’t have picked this up on my own if I knew what it was about, but it was still good!

this one is for the girlies that like a plotless book, which i definitely do, but i'm not sure the story felt very put together in the end.

here we have 24-year old millicent who up and moves the yukon for a job working as a reporter at a ramshackle newspaper featuring an eccentric franc, hard-nosed about his deadlines, and bryce, who does the sports reporting. millicent shows up in the middle of a town election - an indigenous man and friend of franc's is running up against a conservative politician in bed with a for-profit prison to have it built on native land.

millicent is naive and lonely, so when a scramble for several inches of blank space in the paper sends her in the direction of the mysterious frenchman living in a bus converted to tiny home in the walmart parking lot, she swiftly ends up engaged in a romance with this man, who constantly paints vivid pictures of a life he's going to have one day in reality tv.

honestly, this story wasn't bad, but i left the book feeling like i knew very little about all the characters, including millicent herself. the only strong personality trait that i saw in her was her willingness to be manipulated by this bus dude, much older and ridiculous, telling stories about his reality show that millicent is aware he's lying about when she sees an email from a producer telling him to stop reaching out. additionally, this man sleeps with millicent's roommate sophie on millicent's birthday and what does she do? she moves in to this stupid bus, even though this guy willfully doesn't deny it and his excuse was a lot of, "what was i to do?"

i don't know - the threads of the election were interesting, particularly since the theft and destruction of native lands and habitats for animals is one of the foundations that america was built on, but it comes to a clumsy conclusion that ultimately means nothing, isn't ever resolved.

i think the author is a great writer because the prose was compelling enough for me that i ripped through this book in a day, i just wasn't a fan of the story and kept asking myself: what's the point of any of this? what am i supposed to gain from this story? i'd like to read more from her in the future, but i think this one wasn't for me.

It’s strong although it’s very much like a plotless book, it doesn’t have any huge climaxes or dramatic arcs, it’s just a sad story. Thanks for the arc

I wasn't as taken with RABBIT RABBIT RABBIT as I expected to be. I thought the blurb was intriguing, but the story was a bit wobbly and the emotionally abusive relationship at the center of the plot was often confusing. It was a fine read, but nothing groundbreaking.

A perfectly fine book, but it just didn't work for me and I can't put my finger on why. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity.

I was a bit reluctant after I saw some reviews for this book. But the synopsis really intrigued me, and I’m so glad I gave it a chance. It just goes to show how individual each person interest and reading tastes are. I really enjoyed this book!! I loved the nature descriptives of the Yukon, and Whitehorse, the author did a fantastic job at creating a lovely visual! I can see how the story may not be for everyone, as there was no major plot twists or climax of the story. It was just a straightforward story of Millicent and her journey, struggling to find herself, and being sucked into a narcissistic relationship by an older man! I found some of the topics and emotional journeys of the characters very relatable to real life, and the characters quite likeable. I would def recommend this book to people who enjoy slower paced books with deeper meanings ! I read it in just a few days and quite liked it!

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit is an unsettling book -- the freefall into a relationship that is terrible but comfortable because nothing else feels comfortable in a new environment is sharp enough to sting. The odd camaraderie of a northern newsroom also feels bang-on; it's clear that Sander-Green is writing from experience.

The Yukon is a character itself, not just a well-written backdrop but an element that seeps into every corner of the plot.

I quite enjoyed this book.

I started to read this and I simply could not get far - I quit 50 pages in. It is almost unreadable. The writing is wooden and littered with cliches. People do not talk anywhere near to how people talk - and not in a fun way, or an interesting way - in a whiplash way. Story wise it felt very much like a self insert vibe and I could not care less about Millicent at this point.