Everland by Rebecca Hunt, published in 2015, is a novel regarding two visits to a fictional island in Antarctica, the explorations taking place 100 years apart. Three explorers in 1913 were contrasted with three researchers in 2012, who set out to explore unchartered territory in the harshest of circumstances. On the one hand, the descriptions of the troubles of Antarctic exploration by the author sounded quite similar to what was reported in the nonfiction works of explorers Shakleton and Amundsen. Weather had to be considered literally at every step along the way, be that in the early 20th or 21st centuries. Both the real explorations and the fictional ones in this novel were impressive, breathtaking. On the other hand, I found myself getting lost with regard to the characters in both of these fictional expeditions. I got to the 60% mark of this historical fiction work and just was not interested in following through to know how the author brought this novel to a conclusion.
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