Reviews

South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby

drshakespeare's review against another edition

3.0

The premise and story was interesting, some narrative diversions left me wanting / skimming to get back to the cold part of being in Antartica.

fluffyturtle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

cpruskee's review against another edition

Not finding this interesting enough to keep going. 

cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition

4.0

A 2017 staff favorite recommended by Andrea and Joe.

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ericalynne5's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

malvord27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

bswanntastic's review against another edition

2.0

this book is crap.
antiquated language, characters left undeveloped, and unorganized story.

christiek's review against another edition

50 pages in, it was trending toward middle school social tensions. No thanks. No other hook to keep me.

irena_smith's review against another edition

5.0

Cooper Gosling, the main character of this South Pole Station adventure, is both a wounded bird and a total badass, and her sojourn at the South Pole, in the company of other Fingys (Pole-speak for "fucking new guys"), Beakers (scientists), and Nailheads (construction workers)—not to mention a ragtag bunch of medical, kitchen, sanitation, and other assorted support personnel—changes her in profound and unexpected ways. The villains in the narrative are a little too villainy for my taste, but Ashley Shelby writes with verve, skill, and a poker-faced humor, and the collection of "Polies" among whom Cooper finds herself are eccentric, damaged, infuriating, and profoundly lovable. And the chapters written from the point of view of each of the major characters provide a kaleidoscopic overview of this unforgettable, realer-than-real crew working at the unforgiving bottom of the world.

mrsloudlibrarian's review against another edition

It didn’t draw me in. Writing was flat. And another book set in Antarctica (nonfiction) became available that was preferable.