I was obsessed with this novel, a novel ironically about the dangers of obsession. Right away we see how overwhelmingly obsessed the main character, a young girl named Sym, is with a dead man. Not only is this man dead, he has been dead for hundreds of years. She became obsessed with this man, the arctic explorer "Titus" Oates, at a young age and has had him as her constant, imaginary companion ever since. She is simultaneously obsessed with his fatal expedition to Antarctica and the polar region itself. Her uncle is also obsessed with the region. But his obsession takes an extreme - an extreme than divulges itself slowly and immediately after he kidnaps her and takes her on their own expedition to the deep south. The novel is gripping. It will have you wondering what is about to happen to them the entire way through.
I had a hard time with the writing style, but once I got past it the book was a quick read. The twists in the tale, although not my favorite, I admit, were surprising. It's an interesting book. I'd recommend it only to a select few.
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