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Endurance and Shackleton's Way: Both the Story and Leadership Lessons from the Antarctic Explorer Shackleton

Alfred Lansing

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In August 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. The object...

The Fire Eternal (The Last Dragon Chronicles, #4)

Chris D'Lacey

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A new magic is stirring beneath the surface of the Earth.... Five years have passed since David...

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ClareR (5686 KP) rated Icebreaker: A Voyage Far North in Books

Feb 8, 2018

There's a lot of ice....

Firstly, I have to admit that this would not have been my first choice of reading material. You see, I'm doing my local library's reading challenge at the moment, and I picked this book up for the 'not my bag' element. I really thought that it wouldn't be 'my bag' at all - but I was pleasantly surprised. I liked the interactions with the sailors, and the little history lessons were really interesting. There was a lot of description though. In a 220 page book, you would think that there would be only so many ways to describe ice: what it looks like, what it sounds like, what it smells like, how it breaks up, how it doesn't break up. You name it, he described it. I have to admit to skim reading a fair bit of this. There's only so much one person can take.
Would I recommend it? I don't know. I don't think I know anyone who is that into ice, to be honest.
I do have a confession to make, though. I'm going to Finland in the summer for a long weekend, so I might just try and check out some of this history for myself!

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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Beyond the Ice Limit (Gideon Crew, #4; Ice Limit #2) in Books

Feb 21, 2018

I have always been a fan of Douglas Preston and Lincoln child, writing together or individually, and The Ice Limit is one of my favorite stand-alones from the duo.

Gideon Crew, however, is not my favorite of their characters. As street smart as one would expect him to be considering his past, he always seems a bit naive, especially when it comes to women. This isnt a flaw in the writing, just a character trait that I dont particularly care for.

With that said, I was a little apprehensive going into this I wanted to go back to the ice limit to see what would happen, but I wasnt sure I wanted Gideon to come along. I shouldnt have worried though this turned out to be my favorite Gideon Crew novel so far. He had a skill set that made him a logical choice for the mission, and he fit right in with the rest of the highly-specialized crew.

The story really felt like a continuation of the original book, and thats exactly what I was hoping for. It offers an interesting, if not entirely expected, conclusion to the story. If youve read and enjoyed The Ice Limit, you should definitely read this one.