Bear Island
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Bear Island

by Alistair MacLean

1971•Thriller•288 pages

Taste attributes: thrillermysteryactionadventurefastunsavourylinearbig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging thriller, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

"THE BEST ADVENTUDRE MacLEAN HAS WRITTEN" -LOS ANGELE TIMES October is no time to be aboard ship in the Barents Sea, three hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle. But that's where the cast and crew of Olympus Productions find themselves. And even before they reach their destination, the ship's doctor has his hands full.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerMysteryActionAdventureRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Motion picture industryThriller

Details

Author
Alistair MacLean
Published
1971
Pages
288
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