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Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
by Gary Paulsen
3.5 stars
Imagine yourself in the Alaskan wilderness – just you, a team of dogs and a sled. The temperature drops far below zero every night and you are so sleep deprived that you are starting to have hallucinations. The path that you must follow is filled with danger – hair pin turns that could send you over the edge of a cliff with the slightest error and seemingly frozen lakes that could crack open beneath you at any moment. Men and women have been killed following this same route, yet each year more people come back to tempt fate in the Iditarod – the 1180 mile race that beings in Anchorage and ends in Nome and follows a course through the wilderness of the Alaskan interior. In Winterdance Gary Paulsen, author of Hatchet and Brian’s Song among others, describes his own experience preparing for and running the Iditarod. Paulsen’s detailed imagery makes you feel as if you’re right there with him, and his self-deprecating humor elevates Winterdance beyond the typical outdoor adventure story. The relationship that he develops with his team of dogs – at one point he feels that he has actually become one of them - will resonate with animal lovers. This will be a sure hit with fans of Bill Bryson and outdoor adventure nonfiction as well as those who enjoyed Paulsen’s young adult novels.
Imagine yourself in the Alaskan wilderness – just you, a team of dogs and a sled. The temperature drops far below zero every night and you are so sleep deprived that you are starting to have hallucinations. The path that you must follow is filled with danger – hair pin turns that could send you over the edge of a cliff with the slightest error and seemingly frozen lakes that could crack open beneath you at any moment. Men and women have been killed following this same route, yet each year more people come back to tempt fate in the Iditarod – the 1180 mile race that beings in Anchorage and ends in Nome and follows a course through the wilderness of the Alaskan interior. In Winterdance Gary Paulsen, author of Hatchet and Brian’s Song among others, describes his own experience preparing for and running the Iditarod. Paulsen’s detailed imagery makes you feel as if you’re right there with him, and his self-deprecating humor elevates Winterdance beyond the typical outdoor adventure story. The relationship that he develops with his team of dogs – at one point he feels that he has actually become one of them - will resonate with animal lovers. This will be a sure hit with fans of Bill Bryson and outdoor adventure nonfiction as well as those who enjoyed Paulsen’s young adult novels.