Fram
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Buy Fram by Himmer, Steve (ISBN: 9781935439981) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: What if it was your job to pretend? At the secret US agency known as the Bureau of Ice Prognostication, Oscar spends his days speculating about the geographic and cultural possibilities of Arctic territories as a substitute for actual exploration. Why? Because the Russians are doing it too. When Oscar is suddenly called into the field for a real mission to the Arctic, he learns first hand that a kind of comic strip version of the cold war is still going on, one that surprisingly closer to home than he ever imagined. This is a rollicking satire that moves fast but with many contemplative moments to savor. Review: I really, really disliked this novel. I am very interested in novels and memoirs about Arctic and Antarctic exploration so you'd think I would have liked Fram, but this is a sort of post-modern version. I think it is meant to be deeply and brilliantly ironic but instead it was just sort of trite. I felt sorry for the central character but he also felt sorry for himself.
| Best Sellers Rank | 4,740,202 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 25,286 in Dystopian 102,262 in Adventure Stories & Action |
| Customer reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (5) |
| Dimensions | 12.07 x 2.54 x 20.96 cm |
| ISBN-10 | 1935439987 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1935439981 |
| Item weight | 308 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 288 pages |
| Publication date | 13 Jan. 2015 |
| Publisher | Ig Pub |
L**T
What if it was your job to pretend? At the secret US agency known as the Bureau of Ice Prognostication, Oscar spends his days speculating about the geographic and cultural possibilities of Arctic territories as a substitute for actual exploration. Why? Because the Russians are doing it too. When Oscar is suddenly called into the field for a real mission to the Arctic, he learns first hand that a kind of comic strip version of the cold war is still going on, one that surprisingly closer to home than he ever imagined. This is a rollicking satire that moves fast but with many contemplative moments to savor.
V**B
I really, really disliked this novel. I am very interested in novels and memoirs about Arctic and Antarctic exploration so you'd think I would have liked Fram, but this is a sort of post-modern version. I think it is meant to be deeply and brilliantly ironic but instead it was just sort of trite. I felt sorry for the central character but he also felt sorry for himself.
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