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simlish's review
DNF. This book isn't quite sure what it wants to be and so is not quite hitting the mark for either general audiences or textbook. Beautiful and striking descriptions are surrounded by endless details and everything just gets bogged down. A pity, since it's a great topic and interesting approach.
anu_wil's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Enjoyed the author’s style and the narrative and content. However, it would’ve really benefitted from better editing. Certain sections of the author’s words (I clarify this because there are many quotes from conversations) are rife with tense inconsistencies, omitted or added words, and poor sentence structure. It was pervasive to the point of being distracting at times and really took me out of the book. Without those issues, I probably would’ve given this 4.5
alwyshaveabook82's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Detailed stories about glaciers and people in the past and present along the southern coast of Iceland. Made a great read after Julie Cruikshankʼs Do Glaciers Listen? with stories in Canada, just north of where I live. I will mull her point that there are many more beliefs, data points, and stories than just "the melting glaciers will hurt people".
martha_w's review
3.0
Dr. Jackson takes an interesting approach to the study of glaciers. She noted that the story of glaciers has been boiled down to one thing - melting, a display of display change. What gets left out in that single track narrative is the diversity of glaciers and the diversity of the communities that live with glaciers. Using extensive interviews, she tells stories of how people and glaciers interact in southeast Iceland. She approaches her topic using sociology, anthropology, economics, philosophy, and more. I especially liked the chapters on animism and contrary views. But, I think it was a little slow and sometimes repetitive in other parts. Overall, definitely interesting and I'm glad I read it!
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