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The Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton
15 reviews
cassroberts89's review against another edition
4.0
I actually did not realize this was non-fiction when I picked it up after just a brief glance at the back. I started reading the day before the Endurance was found, which made this story all the more exciting. It took a chapter or two, but after that I was hooked. Sancton did an absolutely phenomenal job turning a collection of scientific findings, sailor’s and officer’s journal entries, specimens, and artifacts into a fully fleshed out adventure/survival tale. I can’t even imagine having to endure the hardships this crew suffered during the long polar night, not to mention being almost completely at the mercy of Mother Nature during their entire entrapment in the ice pack.
Graphic: Animal death and Confinement
Moderate: Mental illness and Death
starstuff's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement
sarah984's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Excrement, Racism, and Vomit
Minor: Addiction, Cannibalism, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Infidelity
srm's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Medical content
Minor: Chronic illness
sirissacgluten's review against another edition
4.0
It took the story awhile to get to the southernmost continent, and I wasn’t as captivated by the backstory as I was by the time spent in Antarctica (though it was helpful groundwork for certain decisions and dynamics). I was especially intrigued by the ship surgeon (Frederick Cook, who later became an infamous huckster after oil schemes and widespread doubt over his purported discovery of the North Pole). Cook’s innovative tactics and keen observations saved the Belgica and her passengers more than once.
4/5: An entertaining (and stressful) story of polar exploration gone awry. Perfect for fans of other survival stories and anything Arctic/Antarctic.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Colonisation and Violence
Minor: Cannibalism