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learn by going
learn by going rated it 8 years ago
I'm dropping this at 35%. After the polar bears and second rape of a child, I'm done. The sample dazzled me when I read it: rich language, dark, and a favorite subject (whaling, remote places). I'd thought I was in the mood for it, having recently gone on a bit of a vengeance binge. But the language...
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it 8 years ago
I don't know why I have such a particular affinity for these whaling tales, but recently I recognized that I gravitated toward them. And being that authors are continually revisiting the subject, it's obvious I am not alone in my appreciation. The North Water bears many similarities to the classic w...
meeplemaiden
meeplemaiden rated it 8 years ago
This book reminded me a lot of Terror by Dan Simmons albeit much shorter. It isn't however the same story by any means. Like Terror it is the story of a shipwreck in the Arctic. One man fights for his survival against starvation and freezing temperatures. He encounters polar bears and Inuit. What Te...
runner
runner rated it 8 years ago
Sailing the high seas on a whaling ship in the 18th century with villains and good guys a plenty. There's trouble afoot when Henry Drax murderer, rapist and downright font of all evil joins the ship and continues his killing ways with not a care in the world. Enter our disillusioned hero Patrick Sum...
Hooked on Books
Hooked on Books rated it 8 years ago
This was the most disturbing book I've read in a long time. After I read the first chapter I wasn't even sure I wanted to read anymore. It literally made me sick to my stomach. I figured though, if the author can provoke that much emotion from me in just a few pages, I better stick around to see wha...
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