"We can't all be heroes. Some try and succeed. Others posture and pretend. And a few―just a few―set off on their hero's quest only to discover that failure was within them all along."
I have to say, in a sea of white-male-saviors, Compass by Murray Lee is a refreshing divergence. The story is darkly humorous, and I found the various challenges and pitfalls that the main character, well, FELL into very entertaining. I enjoyed the bits of Inuit myth sprinkled in too. The pacing and plot were well done as well, though there were a few times I doubted the direction the story was going in, the author was able to weave a cohesive story that kept me reading even though this isn't a book I would normally pause to read while walking down shelves of books. Don't let the frankly sub-par cover fool you, and to be frank, it almost fooled me. I guess the old saying is true, don't judge a book by it's cover.
I have to say, in a sea of white-male-saviors, Compass by Murray Lee is a refreshing divergence. The story is darkly humorous, and I found the various challenges and pitfalls that the main character, well, FELL into very entertaining. I enjoyed the bits of Inuit myth sprinkled in too. The pacing and plot were well done as well, though there were a few times I doubted the direction the story was going in, the author was able to weave a cohesive story that kept me reading even though this isn't a book I would normally pause to read while walking down shelves of books. Don't let the frankly sub-par cover fool you, and to be frank, it almost fooled me. I guess the old saying is true, don't judge a book by it's cover.