tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700851155622035345.post7523900931687412566..comments2023-09-30T14:54:49.597+02:00Comments on Realms Of Speculative Fiction: Dan Simmons - The Terror (Book Review)ThRiNiDiRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11235487104345529619noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700851155622035345.post-13296105838418384142008-09-05T00:16:00.000+02:002008-09-05T00:16:00.000+02:00Honestly, how many people would understand nautica...Honestly, how many people would understand nautical terms in their mother tongue? The Jules Verne translations I read were very accurate, but I never understood which part is which. It was a general "stuff on a ship", "people who do stuff on a ship", "boss-guy", "lower guy" kind of thing. Unless you're a sailor, who cares what everything means...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700851155622035345.post-458949365911135112008-03-16T19:33:00.000+01:002008-03-16T19:33:00.000+01:00Well I've read Illium and it was great. Maybe I sh...Well I've read Illium and it was great. Maybe I should read The Terror to. It sounds ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700851155622035345.post-80340672521764017752008-03-15T17:27:00.000+01:002008-03-15T17:27:00.000+01:00@j.g., nice to see that someone agrees with me :) ...@j.g., nice to see that someone agrees with me :) I'm glad you found the review interesting.<BR/><BR/>@sparky: that's probably true. For me, The Terror is the first book on Arctic/Antarctic expeditions I've ever read (the subject never interested me much until now), and I guess that explains why it left me so stunned.<BR/><BR/>@argon: tnx! :) for enjoying the review & making me laugh, I've experienced the exacly same thing you described so many times :DTrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774906919092281518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700851155622035345.post-76019989945501798532008-03-15T12:45:00.000+01:002008-03-15T12:45:00.000+01:00Hiya! What a pleasure to read a "down to earth" re...Hiya! What a pleasure to read a "down to earth" review for a change! <BR/><BR/>I mean, don't get me wrong you English native speaker folks, but often reading some of your elaborate pieces of writing I just sit and gape at the flamboyant use of adjectives and adverbs and so on. I'm such distracted that in the end I'm sort of awe of your command of English and don't get much about the book.<BR/>'sperm whale' haha, indeed <BR/><BR/>Way to go, trinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700851155622035345.post-88456910497828739082008-03-15T02:45:00.000+01:002008-03-15T02:45:00.000+01:00I really admire the heavy lifting required for Sim...I really admire the heavy lifting required for Simmons to have pulled this off as well as he did. But still, if you've read anything about Arctic/Antarctic exploration (like the Shakelton voyage, etc.) it'll ring kinda like 'same old, same old'. Or at least it did for me. Plus, there's only so many ways you can describe snow, ice, and more snow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700851155622035345.post-73839390909557989822008-03-15T00:04:00.000+01:002008-03-15T00:04:00.000+01:00Good review, and interesting to see that you thoug...Good review, and interesting to see that you thought pretty much the same as myself! <BR/><BR/>I don't think at all that the nautical terms are a hindrance - you just made me realise that I read the entire novel without having a clue what a 'caulker' is! <BR/><BR/>I also agree that many won't find the ending as satisfying as it could have been. I wouldn't call myself one of those people, but it still didn't feel quite right. <BR/><BR/>Not enough to spoil an excellent book though, and well worthy of the score you gave it.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.com