The Terror

Ugh... Don't know what to say.
I'm a huge fan of Simmons first two Hyperion books. These being the only books of his I've read.
So after seeing the tv version of The Terror and loving it, before realising it was based on this book by Simmons, it seemed like a no brainer to be my next read.
I want those two months back.
Yes.. two months. Only through my incessant need to finish any book I start caused me to complete this.
At 70% I even switched to the audiobook version just to try and get it finished. That was equally as painful and...just... wouldn't...end!
The book is bogged down in constant character roll calls, scurvy symptoms, descriptions of tents and equipment to the finest detail, Inuit myth complete with foreign language.
Things that are great to hear the once, but not in every chapter and going on for pages.
It...was...a ..slog
This is the first time that I've ever not only needed and audiobook to complete a book, but also needed to start reading a second book at the same time just to keep my love of reading intact.

I'm sorry, I know this book is loved by many, but this was the hardest reading chore I've ever accomplished.

I honestly don't think it was written by the same person that wrote Hyperion.

There's a great book in this, and it's 500 pages shorter