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#the description of the ship's 'agony' gradually destroyed by the ice seems almost the one of a living creature's slow death
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I'm the literal (well more like visual) embodiment of the surprised Pikachu meme for being surprised about the fact that Endurance is making me suffer, what was I even expecting honestly
#I wonder
#I'm finally reading the book Endurance by Alfred Lansing - I've been wanting to do it for quite some time and I bought it recently
#only for letting it collect dust in my library until I picked it up on a whim on a beautiful afternoon few days ago
#only for letting it collect dust in my library for a while until I picked it up on a whim on a beautiful afternoon some days ago
#that allowed me to finally go read in the garden under the cherry tree π
#this is my favourite period of the year to stay outside because it's not exactly warm
#but not even so cold that one can't bear it with just a little more clothing on
#and most importantly little to no bugs yet - sorry but those little buggers annoy me
#no matter how important they are for the environment π
#I could also go for a walk in the park and take the book with me
#but I already dealt with people around enough for the week and I wanted a couple of hours outside on my own
#it was literally a couple of hours because of a sudden squall but it was still a pleasant time
#if not for the fact that I was reading this book - I mean I really enjoyed my time and I'm loving how it is written so far
#but it's still a lot for obvious reasons
#the description of the ship's 'agony' gradually destroyed by the ice seems almost the one of a living creature's slow death
#even the author compares her final moments to a dying animal's and it should be absurd to somehow feel for a ship
#when there are men (and dogs) fighting for their survival but still the pang in my heart whenever the ship was mentioned
#torn apart was real π’ (it doesn't help that I myself tend to have this image of ships that make me develop some sort of affection
#for them - like it's a home and a refuge that could take you anywhere you wish and 'shield' you from the troubles on land
#in the book it is mentioned how shackleton was eager to set sail because on board life somehow was easier
#than all he had to go through to collect funds and organize the expedition - I know I view ships and life on sea more 'romantically'
#and clearly not as accurately than the kind of life it actually is without even having experienced it first hand
#but idk just let me have this ok π)
#in any case the shipwreck was only the beginning of the story in the book and I'm not sure how I'm going to cope with what will happen next
#despite already knowing the general story
#the fact that it's a real story makes it far worse and even if the portrayal of the men's journey is fairly descriptive and vivid
#it's impossible to fathom what an ordeal that must have been
#on a lighter note I don't know if the reports are actually truthful but the way shackleton interviewed his future crew is so funnily bizarre
#it almost sounds like fiction even if the book is actually based on real accounts and testimonies
#shackleton must have been truly a character
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