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Compass by Murray Lee is a story about a historian/author that gets called out because he's never seen the floe edge, where ice meets the open water of the Arctic. His historical expertise is based on adventurers who met their untimely end, and he writes books based on their journals that are left behind and other witness accounts if there are any. Thus, he sets out on his own adventure to see the floe edge.

The book starts off slow at first, but then really picks up by Part 2. I did not want to put it down after that. It is written well, and is quite funny at times, but it definitely is a dark fiction type book. I never knew of Inuit mythology, so it was cool to learn about the sad and tragic story of Sedna, which is a major theme of the book. It does get graphic about dismemberment and hunting at times, so if this makes you queasy, I would not read it.

It was a great book, and made me laugh out loud. If you like dark fiction, learning about Inuit culture as an outsider, and Cast Away, I'd recommend this book.