The Abominable

1st re-read of the year.
I remember being really excited when this book first came out (10 years ago), and then remember being a little bit underwhelmed, I wanted the same magic as The Terror & Drood but this felt bogged down with way too much detail

I kind of stand by my original 3 stars, I think this time I was able to lose myself in the book a little more, but a large part of the first 300 pages feels like a real chore, a mountaineering equipment sermon if you like. Part 2 & 3 are much better the action moves on swiftly and there are some brilliantly written perilous moments on mount Everest, in fact it all feels a little bit Alistair Maclean. Part 3 is called The Abominable. What could it possibly mean? Well I tell you this... It is definitely NOT what you think.