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The North Water

The North Water

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  • Author：Ian McGuire
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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN NOTABLE BOOK 2016
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE 2017
-- Winner of the RSL Encore Award 2017 --

A ship sets sail with a killer on board 。 。 。
1859。 A man joins a whaling ship bound for the Arctic Circle。 Having left the British Army with his reputation in tatters， Patrick Sumner has little option but to accept the position of ship's surgeon on this ill-fated voyage。 But when， deep into the journey， a cabin boy is discovered brutally killed， Sumner finds himself forced to act。 Soon he will face an evil even greater than he had encountered at the siege of Delhi， in the shape of Henry Drax: harpooner， murderer， monster 。 。 。

'A tour de force' Hilary Mantel
'Riveting and darkly brilliant' Colm Tóibín

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Reviews

Kathleen Nagro ，

I listened to the audio version of this beautiful book and it may just be the perfect way to enjoy it。 I had purchased the ebook version for one of my sons and became interested in it and the author。 It’s an intriguing tale with many twists and turns。 It becomes more addictive the further one reads。 And， it has a very satisfying ending。 It’s just wonderful and not to be missed。

Darío ，

This was good but The Terror was better。

Jared Sprague ，

3。5 stars！ Great book！I was skeptical at fist because I was looking for something with an antagonist who was very evil and I didn't know if this would be the thing I was looking for。 Having finished it I can say that the itch was scratched。With an excellent story of work， trauma， survival， the other does an excellent job of setting the scene in each section of the book， so much so that you can almost smell， hear， taste every part of it。I look forward to trying more from Ian McGuire！ 3。5 stars！ Great book！I was skeptical at fist because I was looking for something with an antagonist who was very evil and I didn't know if this would be the thing I was looking for。 Having finished it I can say that the itch was scratched。With an excellent story of work， trauma， survival， the other does an excellent job of setting the scene in each section of the book， so much so that you can almost smell， hear， taste every part of it。I look forward to trying more from Ian McGuire！ 。。。more

Socrate ，

Iată Omul。 tIese târându-şi picioarele din curtea de la Clappison şi o ia pe Sykes Street， adulmecând aerul încărcat de mirosuri amestecate – terebentină， făină de peşte， muştar， grafit， obişnuita duhoare matinală apăsătoare de pişat de la oalele de noapte abia golite。 Îşi trage nasul o dată， se scarpină în capul cu păr tuns scurt şi îşi bagă mâna între picioare。 Îşi miroase degetele， apoi le suge încet pe fiecare în parte， culegând şi ultimele rămăşiţe， storcând şi ultima picătură。 Pe Charterho Iată Omul。 tIese târându-şi picioarele din curtea de la Clappison şi o ia pe Sykes Street， adulmecând aerul încărcat de mirosuri amestecate – terebentină， făină de peşte， muştar， grafit， obişnuita duhoare matinală apăsătoare de pişat de la oalele de noapte abia golite。 Îşi trage nasul o dată， se scarpină în capul cu păr tuns scurt şi îşi bagă mâna între picioare。 Îşi miroase degetele， apoi le suge încet pe fiecare în parte， culegând şi ultimele rămăşiţe， storcând şi ultima picătură。 Pe Charterhouse Lane， la capăt， o ia spre nord pe Wincolmlee， pe lângă taverna De La Pole， atelierul de lumânări de spermanţet şi presa de ulei。 Vede， peste acoperişurile depozitului， cum se leagănă vârfurile arborilor mari şi ale artimonurilor， aude strigătele docherilor şi bocănitul maiurilor de la dogăria din apropiere。 Umărul i se freacă de cărămida roşie tocită， pe lângă el trece un câine， apoi o căruţă încărcată cu dulapi de lemn。 Trage iar aer în piept şi-şi plimbă limba peste meterezele neregulate ale dinţilor。 Simte născându-se în el o nevoie nouă， modestă， dar insistentă， o dorinţă proaspătă ce tânjeşte să fie împlinită。 Corabia lui pleacă în zori， însă înainte de asta mai trebuie făcut ceva。 Se uită în jur şi， pentru o clipă， se întreabă despre ce-i vorba。 Bagă de seamă mirosul pătrunzător de sânge de la cârnăţărie， legănarea soioasă a fustei unei femei。 Se gândeşte la carne， de animal， de om， apoi se mai gândeşte… nu-i genul ăla de dorinţă， hotărăşte el， nu încă， e aia mai blândă， mai puţin presantă。 tSe răsuceşte pe călcâie şi se întoarce la birt。 E aproape gol la ora asta a dimineţii。 În cămin arde un foc mocnit şi se simte miros de prăjeală。 Scormoneşte în buzunar， dar nu găseşte decât firimituri de pâine， un briceag şi o monedă de jumătate de penny。 t— Rom， zice el。 tÎmpinge jumătatea de penny peste tejghea。 Birtaşul se uită cu dispreţ la monedă şi scutură din cap。 t— Plec dimineaţă， explică el， pe Volunteer。 Îţi dau o poliţă。 tBirtaşul pufneşte。 t— Mă iei de prost？ întreabă el。 tBărbatul ridică din umeri şi se gândeşte o clipă。 t— Dăm cu banul， atunci。 。。。more

Andronicus Maximus ，

Brutal， unflinching， and ugly， but with breathtaking writing。 North Water is a simultaneously elegant and disturbing journey into the heart of icy darkness。 It is a skilled brush that can paint the vile， the wicked， and the beautiful with equal luster。

Thomas Gizbert ，

Could have been a great book， but instead it was just a little silly， with flat characters， and prose that made the unearthly setting of the north Atlantic in mid 18th century as uninteresting as a field in Gloucestershire。 Included the obligatory chapter in which a man saves himself from freezing to death by killing and entering the corpse of a large mammal。 The Discovery of Slowness by Sten Nadolny is still my favourite book about Victorian Englishmen stranded in northern Canada。 Could have been a great book， but instead it was just a little silly， with flat characters， and prose that made the unearthly setting of the north Atlantic in mid 18th century as uninteresting as a field in Gloucestershire。 Included the obligatory chapter in which a man saves himself from freezing to death by killing and entering the corpse of a large mammal。 The Discovery of Slowness by Sten Nadolny is still my favourite book about Victorian Englishmen stranded in northern Canada。 。。。more

Tim ，

Absolutely brutal from first sentence to last。 But。。。。gripping story that kept me wanting to see where it all went。。。。

Ernesto ，

Bastante malo。 Lo leí sólo porque acabé mi libro previo en el avión y aún no había descargado otro bueno。 Es una novela de ficción y se trata de una expedición al ártico para matar ballenas y todo lo qué pasa en ella。

Conrad Ledebuhr ，

This book is a little off the beaten path for me， but that's okay; I enjoyed it。 The best thing about this book was， in all honesty， the pacing。 The book has some very clear-cut segments， and not one segment is too long or too short。 The book never grows stale， but it never goes by too fast。 That being said， the plot didn't excite me all that much， and I felt like the main character wasn't that interesting of a character。 The villain wasn't either， although he was more compelling in my mind。 I w This book is a little off the beaten path for me， but that's okay; I enjoyed it。 The best thing about this book was， in all honesty， the pacing。 The book has some very clear-cut segments， and not one segment is too long or too short。 The book never grows stale， but it never goes by too fast。 That being said， the plot didn't excite me all that much， and I felt like the main character wasn't that interesting of a character。 The villain wasn't either， although he was more compelling in my mind。 I wasn't turning pages， as good as the structure was - and wasn't too thrilled。 Still， the stark and savage depiction of whaling and life in the Canadian outback was well done。 。。。more

Josh Lewis ，

Magnificent。 Depraved。 Filthy。 Furious。 Staggeringly good。See my above short review。 Brilliant。 Absolutely bloody brilliant。 Will immediately be acquiring everything else by Ian McGuie， and I suggest you do the same。

Ren Auletta ，

Jack London meets Hannibal Lecter。

Larry ，

It is a well written novel about a murderer on a whaling expedition to Greenland。 It is not a mystery，， as the killer is known from the beginning。 but rather a novel about one man's decision to stop the murderer。 It is unrelentingly grim。 It is a well written novel about a murderer on a whaling expedition to Greenland。 It is not a mystery，， as the killer is known from the beginning。 but rather a novel about one man's decision to stop the murderer。 It is unrelentingly grim。 。。。more

Deepak K ，

In the year 1859， the Greenland whaling ship The Volunteer is setting sail to the north waters to capture whales。 This was period where whaling was a lucrative， although dangerous business， as whale oil was extensively used as a fuel for lighting and industrial purpose。We are introduced to two main protagonists。 Drax， a harpooner， is the evil-incarnate。 He makes small fights in the bar to get drink， kills a shetlander with whom he has an argument ， and also attempts hits a black boy unconsciou In the year 1859， the Greenland whaling ship The Volunteer is setting sail to the north waters to capture whales。 This was period where whaling was a lucrative， although dangerous business， as whale oil was extensively used as a fuel for lighting and industrial purpose。We are introduced to two main protagonists。 Drax， a harpooner， is the evil-incarnate。 He makes small fights in the bar to get drink， kills a shetlander with whom he has an argument ， and also attempts hits a black boy unconscious before raping him。 Sumner， other the other hand appears gentlemanly。 After his stint in India and before getting hold of his uncles land， he has some time to spend and he decides to server in the Voyager as a surgeon。There are a host of other characters who accompany them in their trip。 While attempting to kill seals， Sumner accidentally falls to water and has a near-death experience， whil Drax on the other hand kills a polar bear and thus appears formidable。 Sumner while treating a cabin boy， Joseph Hannah， figured out that he was sodomised and once this news spreads out， Hannah is found killed。Sumner insists of examing Drax and identifies him as the culprit， after which in a fit of rage， Drax kills the captain， but is then taken prisoner。 To add to this drama， the ship hits an iceberg and crashes， leaving the crew in a precarious position。 The last sections look at the various survival methods employed by the survivors and how they manage to escape their perilous fate。 The unforgiving landscapes， the whale/seal hunts and other period characteristics are beautifully and effectively described and amidst this setting， the writer conjures a battle between good and evil。 Riveting read。 。。。more

Daniel ，

It is definitely a "dudebro" book， but it's a quick read， well-written， and reasonably well-plotted。 Lovers of schadenfreude， Cormac McCarthy， or David Foster Wallace will give this book 5 stars。 It is definitely a "dudebro" book， but it's a quick read， well-written， and reasonably well-plotted。 Lovers of schadenfreude， Cormac McCarthy， or David Foster Wallace will give this book 5 stars。 。。。more

rozkoloro ，

not once but twice was i treated to an intimate depiction of a medical penis inspection。 this book surely was written for me personally。

Charles ，

Torn between 3 and 4 stars。 This author did an amazing amount of research to recreate this time period。 I liked the writing because the characters were always very real in my head and the surroundings were described in lush detail that enhanced the scenes but didn't intrude。 The style is old-fashioned but not dense or hard to read。The story is totally depressing， so it's kind of hard to recommend it， but if you like male-oriented adventure stories set in harsh climates， you would definitely like Torn between 3 and 4 stars。 This author did an amazing amount of research to recreate this time period。 I liked the writing because the characters were always very real in my head and the surroundings were described in lush detail that enhanced the scenes but didn't intrude。 The style is old-fashioned but not dense or hard to read。The story is totally depressing， so it's kind of hard to recommend it， but if you like male-oriented adventure stories set in harsh climates， you would definitely like this。 。。。more

Shaun Deane ，

Great pacing， stitched together flawlessly。 Perfect ending。 What a story。

Sid ，

My pick for prompt 34 of the Around the Year in 52 Weeks， "a book with a travel theme"。 Hmm， maybe more "voyage"， "journey"， than travel。 Travel has a leisurely ring to it that this book HAS NOT。Very atmospheric， reminiscent - as many have noted - of Moby Dick-esque literature of another era。 Taps into the fundamental atrocities; man vs nature， but also man vs man， with a straightforward， depraved evil rarely encountered in modern literature。Thematically interesting， then， although occasionally My pick for prompt 34 of the Around the Year in 52 Weeks， "a book with a travel theme"。 Hmm， maybe more "voyage"， "journey"， than travel。 Travel has a leisurely ring to it that this book HAS NOT。Very atmospheric， reminiscent - as many have noted - of Moby Dick-esque literature of another era。 Taps into the fundamental atrocities; man vs nature， but also man vs man， with a straightforward， depraved evil rarely encountered in modern literature。Thematically interesting， then， although occasionally a bit overdone。Violence， including graphic child abuse， may be upsetting to some readers 。。。more

Charlie Maden ，

A gripping read from start to finish。 The characters are well written and I felt very invested in the outcome of everything。 Drax is truly evil but didn't feel like a ridiculous caricature， and Sumner feels like a good everyman to follow along with。This really isn't for the faint of heart though， some sections are a tough read！ Grim stuff。。。 actually gagged once or twice！ A gripping read from start to finish。 The characters are well written and I felt very invested in the outcome of everything。 Drax is truly evil but didn't feel like a ridiculous caricature， and Sumner feels like a good everyman to follow along with。This really isn't for the faint of heart though， some sections are a tough read！ Grim stuff。。。 actually gagged once or twice！ 。。。more

Florence ，

Alright enough。 Not my usual read。 Weird mix between lyrically beautiful and fucking disgusting。

Dan N。 ，

3。9 stars。

Alexander O。 ，

Hart wie ein Walknochen。 Jack London auf Steroiden， heißt es immer。 Stimmt。 Für mich als Walfang-Lektüren-fan ein doppelter Genuss: guter Krimi， noch bessere Darstellung des unfassbar harten Lebens auf einem Walfänger。 Zeitweise fast unerträglich deutlich， aber gerade deshalb so ein gutes Buch。

Lisa ，

3。5 stars。

Jennifer ，

Too dark & gory for me。 No likeable character to root for

Ansell ，

Author goes out of his way to be disgusting。

Helen ，

A page turner。 Riveting and very dark。 A thriller on an epic scale。 Indian Empire atrocities， whaling， Antarctic survival and sociopathic murder。 It’s all here in epic proportions。

Michael ，

A brutal story， tightly told。 The harrowing narrative and it’s telling won’t be for everyone but the bleak atmosphere is skilfully written。

Marie ，

i had to quit reading this book。 one of the main characters was too despicable to care about。 i might come back to it late but it was too violent and not showing any promise of improving。

H。 M。 L。 Swann ，

Damn。

Rick Urban ，

This a brilliant， brutal， devastating novel of an ill-fated ship voyage in the late 1850s。 The protagonist is disgraced surgeon Patrick Sumner， forced to join the crew of the Volunteer， a whaler bound for the Arctic Circle， in order to earn an income。 The primary antagonist is the soulless， barbaric Henry Drax， harpooner and， as we discover throughout the narrative， a child rapist and multiple murderer。 The larger， and more intractable antagonist， though， is really the animalistic nature of man This a brilliant， brutal， devastating novel of an ill-fated ship voyage in the late 1850s。 The protagonist is disgraced surgeon Patrick Sumner， forced to join the crew of the Volunteer， a whaler bound for the Arctic Circle， in order to earn an income。 The primary antagonist is the soulless， barbaric Henry Drax， harpooner and， as we discover throughout the narrative， a child rapist and multiple murderer。 The larger， and more intractable antagonist， though， is really the animalistic nature of man when stripped of the trappings of civilization， and the unforgiving predation of the natural world。 Part Heart of Darkness， part Blood Meridian， the story thrillingly， and violently， follows the fates of the ship's men as they deal with an unforgiving climate， a naval disaster， and the human monsters in their midst， some boldly destructive， others presenting the veneer of civility while secretly plotting the downfall of their crewmates。McGuire has a brilliant eye for detail and pacing， and the book works as both nuatical thriller as well as philosophical mediation on the Manichean nature of the human animal。 Will Patrick Sumner retain his grasp on decency when exposed to the harshest impediments to survival， or will he succumb to the base animal instinct of the likes of Henry Drax？ This book examines that central issue with brilliance and daring， and is a classic of its kind。 。。。more

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