The North Water

I enjoyed it. I mean, it's basically insurance fraud by way of Victorian whaling ships in the Arctic. And I love books about ships. And I love books about the Arctic. Warning, though, since this is a Victorian setting. The Englishmen in it are horribly racist against everyone, from Irish people to Indian people to African people. They're awful to animals. They're rough characters to have to deal with. A lot of what is said and done is horrible. It's dark. But it's sort of ‘The Terror' light, with less likeable characters and no scary bits. And really, I didn't connect with characters in this. But it was still worth a read. And I know, I know, I still need to finish the Man Booker WINNER from this past year, but I'm more emotionally engaged with the Winner than I was with this Man Booker longlister.