The North Water
by Ian McGuire
Taste attributes: historicalthrillerdramawarfastunsavourylinearglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeDark and expansive: a historical novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
The Volunteer, a nineteenth-century Yorkshire whaling ship, becomes the stage for a confrontation between brutal harpooner Henry Drax and ex-army surgeon Patrick Sumner, the ship's medic, during a violent, ill-fated voyage to the Arctic.
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- Author
- Ian McGuire
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 336
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- Open Library
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