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A review by stefanie76
The Terror by Dan Simmons
3.0
Adventure on the seas, great white beast, well-written, and yet needlessly boring. So, it's kinda like Moby Dick ... except Moby Dick isn't nearly as long.
Based on the true story of a doomed Arctic expedition to find the Northwest Passage, it's got some interesting history. And, of course, it's got these really scary scenes with the monster that are fantastically intense and gory (spoiler?). But it's just got entire sections that I find myself skimming over and just thinking, "Please, just get to the good part!"
Perhaps history and horror is just a tricky combination. The author tries to honor both genres and maybe that's just too much for one book.
Based on the true story of a doomed Arctic expedition to find the Northwest Passage, it's got some interesting history. And, of course, it's got these really scary scenes with the monster that are fantastically intense and gory (spoiler?). But it's just got entire sections that I find myself skimming over and just thinking, "Please, just get to the good part!"
Perhaps history and horror is just a tricky combination. The author tries to honor both genres and maybe that's just too much for one book.