Cracked Spines

It’s a dangerous world out there—especially if you're a fictional character. From your garden variety apocalypse to attack by demon polar bear, two English majors are going to teach you how to survive. Through literacy. Because it's literally all they're qualified to do.

The Terror by Dan Simmons - Don't Go To The Arctic

Scurvy, botulism, exploding teeth and man-eating demon polar bears. This week Sarah and Amelia read Dan Simmons' The Terror, and discuss why the Arctic is not a great place to be a European explorer in the 19th century. Also, Sarah quotes "Italian Spiderman" a whole heck of a lot for someone who doesn't know any quotes from "Italian Spiderman."

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