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A review by lalibrairie
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen
4.0
A few years ago I watched the series Losers on Netflix and I particularly loved the episode on Aliy Zirkle and the Iditarod.
A couple of months ago, I booked a 3h dog-sledding experience in Finland that will most certainly go down as one of my favourite things to do ever.
When I saw someone on Instagram talk about this book, I knew I had to read it, and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. Dog-mushing seems a wild world at the best of times, but the Iditarod is a whole other ballpark and the author did an excellent job of recounting his experience and challenges.
The writing is engaging, the story is packed full of anecdotes and you can almost see what it would have been liked if you’d been there. It also did absolutely nothing to convince me that I shouldn’t drop everything and become a dog musher.
But seriously though, give this one a read if you want a taste for an adventure out of the ordinary, and go watch that Netflix series for the visual experience. And who knows, maybe one day I’ll be on the start line!
A couple of months ago, I booked a 3h dog-sledding experience in Finland that will most certainly go down as one of my favourite things to do ever.
When I saw someone on Instagram talk about this book, I knew I had to read it, and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. Dog-mushing seems a wild world at the best of times, but the Iditarod is a whole other ballpark and the author did an excellent job of recounting his experience and challenges.
The writing is engaging, the story is packed full of anecdotes and you can almost see what it would have been liked if you’d been there. It also did absolutely nothing to convince me that I shouldn’t drop everything and become a dog musher.
But seriously though, give this one a read if you want a taste for an adventure out of the ordinary, and go watch that Netflix series for the visual experience. And who knows, maybe one day I’ll be on the start line!