Bitter passion book
I grew up in Brisbane I spent a total of eighteen years living in Japan between 1986 and 2005 with brief stints in Singapore and London and am currently pursuing a PhD in creative writing at Queensland University of Technology QUT. Bitter passion full book I found the characters very difficult to connect with and their development fairly surface level I also found the descriptions of the landscape fairly basic and found it very difficult to envisage. Bitter passion filipino book Overall not for me I m afraid 303 Thank you netgalley for the ARC of Bitter Passage by Colin Mills I have read both fiction and nonfiction books about the HMS Terror and their exploration to the Arctic It is a tragic and scary story as well as just awe inspiring of what they went through Bitter Passage is a fiction story of explorers who go to find the Terror and rescue them It is realistic in its telling as well as horrifying It brings to life both real and fictionalized characters as well as rhetoric horrors they went through 303 4. Bitter passion involving bishop 5 While it took a little bit of time to get into enjoying the book I felt so entranced during the story that I didn t want to put it down It is a work of fiction however it did give non fiction vibes that read like fiction I would say it read similar to The Wager by David Grann Also I really enjoyed the dynamic relationship between Adams and Robinson and both of the characters fluid by stern actions and morals Thank you to the publisher for the e arc 303 NetGalley ARC given in exchange for honest review Historical books aren t really the most interesting to me however this book wasn t what I thought it would be I throughly enjoyed the storyline of Sir John and his me How he got to the artic how trying to locate him and his men led to some contradictions Quick read and definitely something different from my normal books I want to thank NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for forwarding to me a copy of this wonderful book for me to read enjoy and review The opinions expressed in this review are solely my own 303 This is not the typical story I would pick up and read and I will say it took a bit to get invested but once I was in I was IN The cover art is absolutely beautiful and drew me to the book in the first place This survival story follows two men on one shared mission with two varying personal purposes I like the way the author Colin Mills used the harsh settings and personality differences of the men to create tension building and a sense of dread I felt unsettled most of the book which as an avid horror fan I am not complaining I would ve liked backstory on how the characters came to be themselves but the book is titled Bitter Passage and that it was. Bitter passion full book Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy for an honest review 303 
It is certainly a very bitter passage for these two men who face multiple forms of conflict the elements and wildlife other people their ambition and morality They are foils for one another as their respective motivations to endure such a bleak expedition in the Arctic searching for Franklin and his lost men are deeply rooted in their childhood relationships with their fathers. Bitter passion involving bishop Be warned this is a grisly book with cannibalism and violence against Indigenous people and animals Like the two main characters though I could not turn away I appreciated the pace of the book which appears to mirror the nature of the expedition itself Just as it seems a destination has been gained what can they endure there is The reasons to continue may change but the characterisation deepens further Rather than becoming repetitive the trajectory of the narrative follows the descent of humanity when relentlessly stripped to its barest nature. Bitter passion book Anyone who knows me and my reading tastes might be quite surprised that I would read an historical men s fic book It features almost zero female characters on the page and the only two mentioned by name are wives acting as a literary device to allow us into the emotional inner worlds of the two male main characters. Bitter passion book A little disclaimer I was given the opportunity through the QWC mentorship program to mentor the author Colin Mills on a very very early draft Ordinarily this would not have been a yes see above but I was grabbed by the first pages I was sent and could not have been happier to read on 303 5 starsThis book introduces the reader to Lieutenant Frederick Robinson and Assistant Surgeon Edward Adams as the main protagonists in his story Based on actual historical events Colin Mills takes literary license to create a wonderful description of the true hardships of Arctic exploration Sir John Franklin leader of the Franklin Expedition of 1845 has not returned from his mission to find the Northwest Passage in the Arctic There was much concern at home in Britain In 1849 an expedition was put together to go to the Arctic to locate Sir John and his men Arriving at an Arctic shore the two ships men split into three search parties Lieutenant Robinson and Dr Adams and a few other men set out on their journey across the ice Their sojourn is filled with hardship desolation depression and oddly enough hope Dr Adams is devoutly religious He arranges prayer meetings with the men This irritates Robinson who is a stark realist Adams was raised on stories of Franklins travels and heroism He dreams of finding him of meeting him of speaking to him Robinson on the other hand dreams only of the fame and honor he would attain if he found Franklin He feels he has been a Lieutenant far too long He wants a Captaincy These contradictory goals cause tension between the men As their conditions grow harsh the tension increases Their adventurous search grows dangerous Robinson grows short tempered and tragedy occurs A wall forms between Robinson and Adams Mr Mills draws a stark picture of the harshness starvation scurvy and the deteriorating relationships between the men He outlines the violence that exists when men become disillusioned and starved He details the men s run ins with various wildlife in the Arctic I am fascinated by polar explorations I have read many many books about the men who went on the expeditions This is a very good novel and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys the subject I want to thank NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for forwarding to me a copy of this wonderful book for me to read enjoy and review The opinions expressed in this review are solely my own 303 Netgalley ARC given in exchange for an honest review. Bitter passion involving bishop I described this book to my friend as major Captain Robert Walton from Frankensteincore which honestly is the most accurate description of this book I can give Bitter Passage is reminiscent of the bleak nihilistic tones of Frankenstein and an excellent read for anyone interested in moral degradation of humans. Bitter passion book While I found the first 30% of this book rather slow with indistinct characterisation it grew on me the further Mills explored spiralling humanity and the futility of it all This isn t a book I think I would usually read but it was striking and contemplative and something I would definitely recommend to any lover of the classics 4 5 stars 303 I found this a difficult book to read the pacing was very slow and I didn t really connect with the characters I was interested in reading this book to understand about polar exploration but I found the descriptions of the landscape a bit lacking it felt like I was only getting tiny glimpses of little specific bits I spent a lot of time googling pictures of this area to try to ground my reading a bit but I still found it very difficult Which is a shame as this is a story so intrinsically linked to its location I thought the look into the extremes of the human psyche was interesting but I think I d found them so unlikeable early on that I struggled to really empathise with them The historical research for this book seemed good it is a book firmly rooted in the time period it is portraying I don t know if this is just because I read the ARC e book but it would have been nice to have had a glossary of terms that are unusual to a modern reader for example the use of the term esquimaux where a modern reader might be familiar with Eskimo or Inuit I think this would be a great book for those who are already very familiar with the time period and location but less so for a relative beginner to polar exploration Thank you to Colin Mills and NetGalley for the ARC 303 2. 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| Bitter Passage By Colin Mills |
| 1662520603 |
| 9781662520600 |
| English |
| 303 |
| Paperback |
| bitter passion filipino book |
| bitter passion full book |
| bitter passion involving bishop |