I had a lot of fun with this. The learning curve at the beginning was a bit steep, but pnce you figured out the rules it all makes sense and easy to pick up again even after a pause.
The game is quite deadly, so be aware of that (then again it's a solo rpg, so you could always fudge a die or two if you've grown to attached to a character ;), which helps convey the darker, but never depressing tone. Generally the athmosphre really comes across well, which is the biggest pro of this game in my opinion.
The events are all creative, ranging from realustic to fanciful. I liked the "mutations" best as they provided unique opportunuties, both gameplay and storytelling wise.
Once you've done all the "special" events, however there isn't as much replay value (at least there wasn't for me), because the normal events can feel quite mundane compared to them. The expansion may fix that, so I will definitely checking that out.
The availability of food broke the immersion a little, since in the game the opportunities to gather food are plenty in spring and grow rarer as the year advances, however in real life it's almost the other way around with food growing more plenty throughout the year (until winter that is). I'm aware that the intention was to make the game more challenging as the year progresses, but perhaps starting out with more food at character creation might be another way to achieve that.
Would definutely reccommend this game for a lonely afternoon or night, just maje sure to read the rules thoroughly before you start journaling.