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BRILLIANT! I love Sancton’s writing style, the descriptions of each member, and the way dialogue is handled—every word is so carefully chosen, and the content fixates on everything one would be curious about regarding the Belgica’s dreadful long night after being locked in the jaws of the pack. A reader simply cannot help but continue to want more and more, even after reading plenty a chapter.

So well written. Sancton’s diction and prose is descriptive, concise, and detailed.

Lansing truly makes the harsh realities of each new situation and unfortunate new development clear and plain, in the tired lens of the eyes of the crewmen and captain, without harping too much on poignant details. You are told what is happening and how it is felt through the men with no lost attention to descriptive prose, yet given digestively and sometimes somewhat simply. Enjoyable and gripping to read.

Absolutely marveling at the way Lansing incorporates the affairs of the men as they winter in the Antarctic night, stuck in the pack-ice. Loved reading about the pranks and events they indulged in, genuinely made me laugh. Superb descriptions of the significant men of the crew. Really captivating, intriguing read so far, with the added frills of humor that don’t take away from the topic at hand.

Love the prose and writing style Lansing exacts as he brilliantly describes the simple yet terrifying simplicity of the crew’s situation, still applying detail and an effect that brings the story to life.