Book Count (since 1 January 2012)

Book Count (since 1 January 2014): 30

Saturday 28 August 2010

Far North by Marcel Theroux

A post-apocalyptic novel set in the Arctic North, which sounds dire but was surprisingly good. A young woman struggles to survive in hostile conditions and the book follows her survival techniques as well as her interaction with other survivors. I know – it really does sound dire. The writing is very good and I did enjoy this novel although I am not really sure why. There is something very engrossing about the descriptions of the woman’s daily life which, unlike most descriptive writing, is neither boring nor pretentious. Another plus is that it can be read in an afternoon so not much to lose in giving this a go.

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