A Hundred Million Years and a Day

A huge bestseller in France, this novel of an unfulfilled university professor seeking to make his name finally by discovering a dinosaur skeleton at the foot of a glacier high in the alps fell slightly flat for me. Hard to put my finger on why - but I've read similar stories done better (West by Carys Davies). The first person narration made for much internalisation, and not enough about the rest of his team and the splendour/terror of their situation. Full review on my blog here https://annabookbel.net/a-hundred-million-years-and-a-day-by-jean-baptiste-andrea