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A review by emilybryk
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition by Buddy Levy
5.0
So first, before anything else, my absolute #1 genre is historical disasters. Specifically historical disasters involving ships or exploration -- ideally a whaleship, yeah, but I can be flexible.
I could not get enough of this. Could. Not. I plagued my husband by going on and on about this book for an entire drive to and from a ski trip, plus up every single lift ride. "And then the rescue ship didn't come, but they still had all this extra food! And then they went out on these sledges! And then! And then!" I gave my fourth block chemistry class updates on it. "There's a bonus shipwreck!" I called my mother.
That said, I'm being a ghoul here. Because this is 100% a horrifying story. It is awful. It's gut-wrenching. It will make you feel awful for reading it while eating pretzels or sitting in a comfortable house while it's chilly outside. And I recognize that and have some feelings about it.
But.
I could not get enough of this. Could. Not. I plagued my husband by going on and on about this book for an entire drive to and from a ski trip, plus up every single lift ride. "And then the rescue ship didn't come, but they still had all this extra food! And then they went out on these sledges! And then! And then!" I gave my fourth block chemistry class updates on it. "There's a bonus shipwreck!" I called my mother.
That said, I'm being a ghoul here. Because this is 100% a horrifying story. It is awful. It's gut-wrenching. It will make you feel awful for reading it while eating pretzels or sitting in a comfortable house while it's chilly outside. And I recognize that and have some feelings about it.
But.