Pym

Well, combine Poe history and lore with any Polar region, and you have a book I MUST READ. Add racial tension, and it makes it fascinating, with a perspective that I, as a white person, don't have. Some of the characters seem archetypical, but the main relationships are interesting, and the craziness that happens because of two men's obsessions is wonderfully fun. There is an insane Thomas Kinkade-y character, giant white creatures, literary references, tragedy, comedy, and a hint of romance that doesn't totally detract from the rest of it, thank Heavens. Oh, it's certainly worth the read.

And and and...I LOVE GARTH. He was totally my favourite character.