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The Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton
4 reviews
modernhobbitvibes's review
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Violence and Gore
Minor: Racism, Colonisation, and Suicide
Entire book is about survival situations in extreme conditions, including the risk of death by starvation/freezing and explicit death by drowning. There is also discussion of the effects of global warming in the author's notes.spooderman's review
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Sexism, Drug use, Excrement, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
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
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