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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
42 reviews
anna3141592653589's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Animal death
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
rochelleisreading's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Animal death
suzannegunnerson's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
jetpackdracula's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
ahoyitsjoy's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Incredible book. Could not put it down. The matter-of-fact writing style really keeps the tension going.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Blood, and Animal death
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Misogyny and Animal cruelty
annabananarama's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
angelacv's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
loyaltea's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death
archerkel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
3.25
I picked up this book in response to two reading prompts:
1) Read a book outside your comfort zone
2) Read a book set in the Antarctic
Normally I am not one for history or survival books (which I'm sure affected my rating of this book).
I enjoyed the writing style which flowed naturally. My favorite parts of the books were the author's descriptions of the locations and environment. The audiobook narrator did a fantastic job with all the different voices and accents.
I found it difficult to read the challenges the crew faced in this harsh environment, but I thought the author did a good job of describing the harsh realities in a clear and direct manner. An impressive balance was created between the struggles of the people with the majesty of the Antarctic.
Overall, I am glad I read this book and would definitely recommend it to readers who enjoy History, Adventure, Over-Coming Obstacles, and Survival.
1) Read a book outside your comfort zone
2) Read a book set in the Antarctic
Normally I am not one for history or survival books (which I'm sure affected my rating of this book).
I enjoyed the writing style which flowed naturally. My favorite parts of the books were the author's descriptions of the locations and environment. The audiobook narrator did a fantastic job with all the different voices and accents.
I found it difficult to read the challenges the crew faced in this harsh environment, but I thought the author did a good job of describing the harsh realities in a clear and direct manner. An impressive balance was created between the struggles of the people with the majesty of the Antarctic.
Overall, I am glad I read this book and would definitely recommend it to readers who enjoy History, Adventure, Over-Coming Obstacles, and Survival.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death