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ellenchapman's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cowboyjonah's review
4.0
Loved the art style. The stories, harder to follow but still worth it for the endings. 3.5 ⭐
oriolbt's review
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Gorgeous art and tragic stories (usually my kind of stuff) but form and content didn’t really jell for me with this 1.
droar's review
4.0
I find myself a bit surprised to have enjoyed both story lines in this book equally. They go in fairly different directions and their connection is blatantly stated (which was a bit heavy handed) but they worked well together. The historical story line was extra fascinating as it's based on the actual logs and personal diaries of the crew of Stefansson's expedition. Also the colors are lovely, emphasizing the bareness without shifting to black and white. Quite lovely.
anndra's review
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
magnetgrrl's review
2.0
I was drawn in by the artwork and the subject matter, but this fell a little flat for me. The author interweaves three stories about terrible decisions. The one in present-day, about a professor having an affair with a student, is fiction and the other two are historical. The arctic adventures are way more interesting than the present-day story. None of the stories are gone into with enough depth to get anything out of them individually. The crux of this book really relies on some tenuous thing the author is trying to tie them together with but... I just didn't feel it. I was really interested in Ada Blackjack and would love to read more about her actual life and adventure on Wrangel Island. If nothing else, I found some new polar exploration subject matter to delve into, as that's a favorite subject of mine.
jenage's review
adventurous
dark
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5