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georgereads982's review against another edition
4.0
Alfred Lansing really knows how to write a story. I didn't realise how attached I was to these men until I found myself tearing up over Shackleton's relief filled exclamation: "We've done it". I was unsure of this book at first, but I'm very glad I stuck with it. Truly an incredible read.
I did however make the mistake of reading reviews of Endurance before reading the book itself and was misled by the thrilling nature of the story. I would say this narrative is more of a slow, detail filled journey as opposed to a page-turning thriller. But that's my own fault, oops
I did however make the mistake of reading reviews of Endurance before reading the book itself and was misled by the thrilling nature of the story. I would say this narrative is more of a slow, detail filled journey as opposed to a page-turning thriller. But that's my own fault, oops
ohemgee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
3.0
takazumi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
3.0
wtmashley's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
medium-paced
5.0
justmys's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
A booktuber recommended this as one of her 5-star reads in a yearly wrap-up and I thought, "eh, what the hell, let's see what it's like." And...whoa boy.
An incredible account of a moment in history that defied all of the odds.
The way this was retold, the pacing and staging for the events that happened, were done with such care to tell the story right that quite often I forgot that this wasn't a work of fiction.
Because how could these men have survived what they did? And yet.
I described to a friend that reading this book felt, at times, like I was watching a movie. I was so emotionally invested at times and so deep in following the visual descriptions of what was happening that I often lost hours to this book.
Cannot recommend this book enough, and I'm so glad I gave it a shot.
An incredible account of a moment in history that defied all of the odds.
The way this was retold, the pacing and staging for the events that happened, were done with such care to tell the story right that quite often I forgot that this wasn't a work of fiction.
Because how could these men have survived what they did? And yet.
I described to a friend that reading this book felt, at times, like I was watching a movie. I was so emotionally invested at times and so deep in following the visual descriptions of what was happening that I often lost hours to this book.
Cannot recommend this book enough, and I'm so glad I gave it a shot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Confinement, and Animal death
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
dogsbooksandpizza's review against another edition
I love the subject matter, but I just couldn’t stay focused. More in a fiction mood right now.
paigewhiteside's review
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.0
Interesting, informative, but also kind of slow and boring. A little toooo much detail if you ask me