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A review by schopflin
The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance by Mensun Bound
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
3.5
I'm a huge fan of Antarctic literature but this was a little turgid for me. I think the problem is that it uses his daily log of events and real life doesn't always tell a thrilling story. Also there's a lot of technical detail and your appetite for this may vary. I loved the marine archaeology bits, was bored to tears by descriptions of submersibles and their technology.