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A review by kairosdreaming
Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic by Natalie Warren
5.0
*This book was received as an Advanced Reviewer's Copy from NetGalley.
There's nothing like a good adventure story. Whether it's hiking, canoeing (I read Beyond the Trees by Adam Shoalts earlier this year, another canoeing adventure), or some other kind of trek through the wilderness. I'm in! And this one, also canoeing, was special, in that it was two women who were the first to make the journey for their gender.
I should start off by saying that I'm terrified of canoeing. Owing to some bad experiences in my youth, I can fairly say this probably isn't an adventure I would take. Which made it that much more pleasurable to live vicariously through the two women in this book. Deciding to recreate a journey that had only been done by a few (and none of those women) they traveled over 2k miles by canoe to the Hudson Bay. And along the way, they even picked up a dog!
The dog was actually less a part of the book than I thought it would be since they got it in the latter part of their journey. Still though, it's a cute dog and I greatly enjoyed hearing about her meanderings on the river with them. The narrator and her friend Anne were also engaging people to follow on the journey. From the different personalities they had (and the subsequent arguments that could cause) to their boldness to do this type of journey, they were definitely inspiring.
This book was just the right length; it kept you captivated without being long-winded. It introduced people and locations that were worth knowing about. And it shared why the adventure was important and touched on environmentalism and the effects of humans on the waterways. I have no outright complaints about any of the book. In fact, I think it serves well as an inspiration to those looking to do something different with their life before they are weighed down with the various responsibilities out there. I really wish I had taken some kind of journey before taking on that which keeps me from going and living those adventures now. And until I can, books like this will let me live vicariously!
Review by M. Reynard 2020
There's nothing like a good adventure story. Whether it's hiking, canoeing (I read Beyond the Trees by Adam Shoalts earlier this year, another canoeing adventure), or some other kind of trek through the wilderness. I'm in! And this one, also canoeing, was special, in that it was two women who were the first to make the journey for their gender.
I should start off by saying that I'm terrified of canoeing. Owing to some bad experiences in my youth, I can fairly say this probably isn't an adventure I would take. Which made it that much more pleasurable to live vicariously through the two women in this book. Deciding to recreate a journey that had only been done by a few (and none of those women) they traveled over 2k miles by canoe to the Hudson Bay. And along the way, they even picked up a dog!
The dog was actually less a part of the book than I thought it would be since they got it in the latter part of their journey. Still though, it's a cute dog and I greatly enjoyed hearing about her meanderings on the river with them. The narrator and her friend Anne were also engaging people to follow on the journey. From the different personalities they had (and the subsequent arguments that could cause) to their boldness to do this type of journey, they were definitely inspiring.
This book was just the right length; it kept you captivated without being long-winded. It introduced people and locations that were worth knowing about. And it shared why the adventure was important and touched on environmentalism and the effects of humans on the waterways. I have no outright complaints about any of the book. In fact, I think it serves well as an inspiration to those looking to do something different with their life before they are weighed down with the various responsibilities out there. I really wish I had taken some kind of journey before taking on that which keeps me from going and living those adventures now. And until I can, books like this will let me live vicariously!
Review by M. Reynard 2020