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arkadyharris t1_izr8vi6 wrote

Reply to comment by memmers225 in The Terror by Dan Simmons by idrinkkombucha

There's another one of his novels that I read in the winter. It's called "A Winter Haunting" and it's probably my favorite novel. It's a sequel to one of his other books, but works perfectly fine as a standalone novel. I've read it several times, always in the winter, and appreciate it more each time. It's better paced and shorter than "The Terror" or any of his more recent writings like "Black Hills," which is good but overwritten, or "The Abominable," which I gave up on about a quarter of the way through because he made mountain climbing boring. I'd recommend anyone who hasn't already read it to check it out.

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zincdeclercq t1_izsf7bu wrote

I just finished Abominable and thought the mountain climbing scenes were thrilling and anxiety-inducing. They’re not even at Everest a quarter of the way through.

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Zealousideal_Role189 t1_izux663 wrote

I JUST finished Abominable. The observations OP is making really apply to Abominable as well IMO.

Without spoilers, it really seemed like the book couldn’t pick a lane towards the end. There was some Scooby-Doo nonsense that I just wasn’t onboard for. There was one threat, then it was clear that the threat was actually a different thing, then at the end maybe it was the first thing too!!

I like ambiguity in books, but this felt like indecision.

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