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A review by imogenn
True North: Travels in Arctic Europe by Gavin Francis
3.0
3.5 stars
Good travel writing, not great. This book is peppered with human/personal anecdotes, tales from mythology and well-researched historical accounts detailing arctic explorations of the past. There are some intelligent insights into life in the North, particularly with regard to the challenges posed by tourism and climate change, for example. I was slightly disappointed to find that the entire trip was undertaken during the summer/early autumn, but I suppose camping in Svalbard in January would have posed a whole other set of challenges...
(Bonus points for beautiful cover.)
Good travel writing, not great. This book is peppered with human/personal anecdotes, tales from mythology and well-researched historical accounts detailing arctic explorations of the past. There are some intelligent insights into life in the North, particularly with regard to the challenges posed by tourism and climate change, for example. I was slightly disappointed to find that the entire trip was undertaken during the summer/early autumn, but I suppose camping in Svalbard in January would have posed a whole other set of challenges...
(Bonus points for beautiful cover.)