By and large this was enjoyable, but I really found the treatment of the dogs to be upsetting, as well as the (frequent) depictions of polar bear hunting. At least Nansen was honest about how the dogs were treated, and had the decency to express regret about it. I understand that this was largely by necessity but it really took away from my enjoyment of the book. It was at times fairly tedious as well, with many descriptions of the northern lights and ice that were well-written but repetitive.