The Magnetic North
Ratings2
Average rating3.5
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Ratings2
Average rating3.5
Smashing through the Arctic Ocean with the crew of a Russian icebreaker, herding reindeer across the tundra with Lapps and shadowing the Trans-Alaskan pipeline with truckers, Sara Wheeler discovers a compex and ambiguous land belonging both to ancient myth and modern controvery.
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Although a bit dry, there were things I liked about this book:
- The chapter setup - a chapter for each country or region.
- The balance of travel and history
- The anecdotes and stories within the story
But there was really only one thing that annoyed me:
- The index to the illustrations - so annoying to have this at the start of the book, so that very time you come across an illustration, you have to return to the index to find out what it is. Why do this? Why not have the text at the foot of the illustration so you can read it as you view?
- Also i agreed with this review about this particular sentence, which I read three times, thinking WHY?, but it was by far the worst example.
Overall, probably a 3.5 - worth the effort, for sure.
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