"The Terror"

Gregor

I am on pg 692 of this 955 pg thriller. I now only read a few pages at a time because the atmosphere of the story has become so...heavy. This book may not appeal to many but it has got me.

BabaYaga

Tell us more! Whassit? Give us a link so we don't have to go lookin' for it ourselves haha

unclebruce

Not much of a presentation Gregor .. it's back to Theocratic Ministry School if you don't pick your game up son

Gregor

Sorreee. The word 'immersive" in this review describes what I was trying to say above about the atmosphere the author creates...

Dan Simmons
The Terror
Reviewed by: Rick Kleffel © 2007

Little, Brown / Hachette Book Group
US First Edition Hardcover
ISBN 0-316-01744-2
784 Pages; $25.99
Publication Date: 01-08-2007
Date Reviewed: 02-06-07

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We look to novels for different types of experiences. Some novels we read to enjoy a fast-paced adventure. Still others lure us with immersive depictions of worlds, times or places unfamiliar to us. Others offer readers glimpses of the imaginary, snapshots from the myths and legends that we create both deliberately and accidentally. Few novels manage any of these individual modes successfully. 'The Terror' manages to be all three in a single cohesive work and offers a reading experience that is exciting, immersive and rewarding. Simmons achieves a literary style that is complex but straightforward. 'The Terror' is a grand adventure with an emotional and intellectual wallop.

Gregor

The novel takes as its background a true story. In 1845, the British sent forth an expedition to find the Northwest Passage. HMS Erebus and HMS Terror left with a combined crew of 129 men, led by Sir John Franklin and Francis Crozier. The ships disappeared, and the ensuing search lasted more than thirty years. From this Simmons weaves a page-turning tale of human hubris coming face-to-face with unforgiving nature. But 'The Terror' is much more than the story of a doomed expedition into the arctic. Simmons novel evokes the thrill of myth, that primal cave-tale feel that short-circuits literary conventions and goes to the heart of story.

bonnzo

i just finished it. great book! it also took me a while to read it, but worth the effort. dan simmons has a new one out, called "droon", again a novel with true historical backgroung dealing with charles dickens(i think). im going to buy it today. it, too, has about 800 pages. i'll tell you how i liked it around may 2010. also, if you want a good read, but much "lighter", try "beat the reaper", by john bazell. a good romp, but a bit gruesome, esp. towards the end, but fun.

Gregor

Thanks, I'll watch for Beat the Reaper. The new Simmons book is "Drood" and I am looking forward to reading it after I finish the Terror.

Kudra

I just downloaded it from Audible.com

It is the abridged version (unfortunately) but it will be good to listen to while working...

oompa

lol...and now that bonnzo read it i may try to read it...but i googled it after the first post and found like two books and two movies have this title...most about Napoleon...but one was more interesting and kinda weird......must be the one.........oompa

bonnzo

just bought "drood"(not droon, i'm a dumbass some/allthetime), got 2 books in front of it. may be july 2010 brfore i finish it now!

"The Terror"

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