A review by shighley
Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole by Jerri Nielsen

4.0

We read this book for my church book club, and were surprised that it was not that readily available now. We thought it was appropriate to read this for our January book. I did not realize that Dr. Nielsen had died until I saw it on Goodreads, and that affected my perspective as I read it. A measure of a good book is if it stays with you, or you want to learn more after you read it, and I certainly wanted to know more. I really wanted to know about her children, the doctor here in Indianapolis, and the current whereabouts of some of the other characters. I definitely learned a lot about Antarctica (and, no, I have no desire to go there) and appreciate its depiction of how inventive and cohesive people can be when needed. I plan to look up some of the tv interviews and stories. I agree that it could have been somewhat shorter, but it was fairly easy to read.