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The Terror

Dan Simmons

Start date: August 1, 2020

Finish date: August 31, 2020

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Oct 24, 2013 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

Historical fiction they say. A great story I say. We must remember that these ships were in lost in the Arctic in the 1840's. Think about that. Dan Simmons has used a tragic story from our past, and added...something more.We have the rosters from the ships, we know the names of the men that were the crew.Mr. Simmons handles all with the greatest respect.I was drawn into this frozen world and did not want to leave.It has terror, sadness and hope all tangled together. At points I was frightened, o ...more

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Jul 23, 2022 Morgan rated it it was amazing

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I’m still giving it 5 stars but only because the first 80% of the book is so good. The last 20% dipped into a different kind of story that while interesting, wasn’t what I read the book for.

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Aug 18, 2012 Jane rated it it was ok

I was disappointed to say the least. I spent 700 plus pages on, what I thought was, a doomed arctic expedition narrated in fantastic detail. I was even excited to see where the ending would take us, although my favorite characters were dying off left and right. Yes, the gore did get to be a bit tiresome towards the end, but where the story went soon after that was the true sucker punch. I feel cheated of a proper ending. After investing so much time and becoming so attached to these characters, ...more

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