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Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic by Natalie Warren
1 review
spaghettireads's review
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley & University of Minnesota Press for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
As someone who loves canoeing and going on canoe trips, I was very intrigued by the premise of this book. The longest trip I've done is 14 days and sticks to well travelled routes. So I was so impressed by the description of this trip. The writing was exciting, and very readable. I loved reading about the changing landscapes, and about the connections between the water and the human and non-human communities that call them home. The book took some digressions that gave extra info about the river, but didn't get too out of the story. If you are interested in a memoir about a long canoe trip, then I would definitely suggest checking this out.
This is only a 4-star read for me because I would have appreciated some more reflection on the author and her trip partner's white privilege on this trip. The challenges that they discuss facing as women in the outdoors space were valid, but I would have liked to see that extended to how the challenges would have been even more present if they weren't white.
As someone who loves canoeing and going on canoe trips, I was very intrigued by the premise of this book. The longest trip I've done is 14 days and sticks to well travelled routes. So I was so impressed by the description of this trip. The writing was exciting, and very readable. I loved reading about the changing landscapes, and about the connections between the water and the human and non-human communities that call them home. The book took some digressions that gave extra info about the river, but didn't get too out of the story. If you are interested in a memoir about a long canoe trip, then I would definitely suggest checking this out.
This is only a 4-star read for me because I would have appreciated some more reflection on the author and her trip partner's white privilege on this trip. The challenges that they discuss facing as women in the outdoors space were valid, but I would have liked to see that extended to how the challenges would have been even more present if they weren't white.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
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