Hello May! 🎕 We were o-so-fortunate to have Mrs. Warren join us today while we discussed her book, Hudson Bay Bound. She was a delightful guest and answered all of our questions thoroughly. What a treat!
Up next for June is The Women, by Kristin Hannah. We have several copies, including 2 large print versions, but if you don't need a copy of this title, would you please
take a minute to leave a comment down below to let me know? It helps us
maximize our efficiency!
Without further ado~
The remarkable eighty-five-day journey of the
first two women to canoe the 2,000-mile route from Minneapolis to Hudson
Bay, featuring unrelenting winds, carnivorous polar bears, snake nests, sweltering
heat, and constant hunger. Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho faced
unexpected trials, some harrowing, some simply odd. But for the two
friends, there was the occasional pitfall that tested both their character and their friendship. Warren’s account retraces the women’s journey from inspiration to
Arctic waters, giving readers an insider view from the practicalities of
planning a three-month canoe expedition to the successful
accomplishment of the adventure of a lifetime.
We tended to generally agree about this one~ no one loved it, and no one hated it... it was just ok. The writing was good, Warren could certainly make you feel the story~ but we still felt like something was missing. We didn't really buy that Natalie and Ann only had the one argument during the entire thing from planning to finish, or that the argument that she outlined was as minor as it was portrayed. Another example is there was a lot of time describing the people they met and the food they ate, but not a lot was said about hygiene: showers, washing clothes and sleeping bags, etc., which was largely missed by a few of us. We were also left curious about the finals costs of the trip.
There were places the writing felt redundant and our minds wandered, one member mentioned if part of that might be because we went from reading The Boys in the Boat, a book with lots of rowing, to Hudson Bay Bound, a book with lots of paddling. We speculated we maybe just spent too much time lately in boats! 😉
It sparked good conversation about personal stories from our members lives about canoe trips they, or their loved ones, had taken and it inspired two of us to look into learning more about canoeing.
All that aside, again, Natalie Warren was a true joy to visit with and the meeting was a total success! Do you have anything to add to our discussion? Please do so down below! 👇
Did you really like Hudson Bay Bound? Fans of the book also enjoyed, Canoeing with the Cree, by Eric Sevareid, Murder on the Red River, by Marcie Rendon, and The Seed Keeper, by Diane Wilson. All of these titles are available within the Viking Library System~ reserve your copy today!
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