miranda_graham's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A decent, slow-burning mystery/thriller. I do think it’s fair to warn people who want to read it that it has some supernatural elements to it, in case that influences your opinion. I felt entertained throughout the audiobook and it was solid to listen to while running. Some descriptions were graphic and spooky!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism
untitledlullaby's review against another edition
4.0
I didn’t care for the space between the ending and three chapters before? But the rest was pretty good and I liked the story and the horror.
hxxgrrrl's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
choupitali's review against another edition
5.0
Un livre qui nous plonge dans cette malchanceuse expédition que fut celle de John Franklin dans l'Arctique au milieu du XIXe siècle.
Bien que s'appuyant sur des faits historiques, l'auteur a su ajouter une touche de fantastique suffisamment dosée pour qu'elle s'intègre parfaitement au récit.
L'histoire sait prendre son temps sans pour autant ennuyer le lecteur, sachant jouer avec la tension de la survie du début jusqu'à la fin, si bien que l'on a envie de découvrir ce que le sort réserve aux personnages. Ces derniers sont d'ailleurs tous intéressants à suivre, qu'ils soient attachants ou détestables.
C'est un enfer glaciaire que nous décrit The Terror, dans ses moindre détails, aussi horrifiants soient-ils, mais c'est cela qui rend ce roman si captivant.
Bien que s'appuyant sur des faits historiques, l'auteur a su ajouter une touche de fantastique suffisamment dosée pour qu'elle s'intègre parfaitement au récit.
L'histoire sait prendre son temps sans pour autant ennuyer le lecteur, sachant jouer avec la tension de la survie du début jusqu'à la fin, si bien que l'on a envie de découvrir ce que le sort réserve aux personnages. Ces derniers sont d'ailleurs tous intéressants à suivre, qu'ils soient attachants ou détestables.
C'est un enfer glaciaire que nous décrit The Terror, dans ses moindre détails, aussi horrifiants soient-ils, mais c'est cela qui rend ce roman si captivant.
catsteaandbookreviews's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
tvislife's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A very good book, but not one I’d recommend to anyone. It follows the stories of seaman trapped in the ice as a monster and the cold slowly try to kill them all.
This book is very long and very dense. There are so many instances where the author is just naming various men and their role on the ship, the number and type of stores they have, or the different directions that people traveled looking for help. Those parts (which were pretty frequent!) were very boring and made it difficult to power through the rest of the book.
That being said, I did like this book! I thought there’d be more focus on the monster, and it would be more like a creature feature. But honestly, the scariest part of this book was the unrelenting cold and darkness. To be basically marooned in the middle of nowhere, the weather getting more and more extreme, and running out of food? Horrifying. Throw a monster into the mix? Fantastic horror novel. I just wish it was a bit more succinct.
This book is very long and very dense. There are so many instances where the author is just naming various men and their role on the ship, the number and type of stores they have, or the different directions that people traveled looking for help. Those parts (which were pretty frequent!) were very boring and made it difficult to power through the rest of the book.
That being said, I did like this book! I thought there’d be more focus on the monster, and it would be more like a creature feature. But honestly, the scariest part of this book was the unrelenting cold and darkness. To be basically marooned in the middle of nowhere, the weather getting more and more extreme, and running out of food? Horrifying. Throw a monster into the mix? Fantastic horror novel. I just wish it was a bit more succinct.
auroraspectre's review against another edition
i was initially very excited to read this book because i had heard great things about the show and i love a good doomed expedition story, yet what i read was somewhat disappointing. perhaps it's my fault for not reading through reviews carefully enough, but there just simply was not enough horror in the pages that i read. i would have enjoyed it better if either he leaned fully into the historical aspects (which i do actually find interesting!) or had a better balance between the two rather than what felt like a 90/10 split. also, while i am fully aware that these men likely would not have treated any indigenous person/people with an ounce of respect, the way the men talked of Lady Silence or her people in this particular book (who were referred to as esquimaux in the pages that i read, already leaving a bad taste in my mouth) just continued to become more and more racist, which is more than enough of a reason for me to put it down. i almost decided to finish it out of spite but i dont need to subject myself through nearly 800 pages of that.
chestermartini's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
bravesirtoaster's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5