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by Geraldine McCaughrean (Author) "I have been in love with Titus Oates for quite a while now-which is ridiculous, since he's been dead for ninety years ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; New Ed edition (7 Sep 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192726188
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192726186
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 176,053 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Observer, September 18, 2005

A dazzling, pitiless story about Antarctica. McCaughrean’s imagination is fierce, tireless, unpredictable. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


The Guardian, September 10, 2005

McCaughrean writes every sort of book and she seems to produce them in the way a rose bush produces flowers --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Challenging and beautiful, 12 Sep 2006
By L. Hogan (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This book can be read on so many levels and no matter what you look for in a story you'll find somethig here for you. Its a story of adventure and redemption, a love story, a study of madness and human nature. Recommended for all readers, young and old, male and female!
I found the characters had great depth to them, in particular Sym and her very mad uncle. There is a malevolence and menace to the uncle that gradually comes to the surface. When you finally do see the extent of his insanity it is terrifying.
Sym's descriptions of the Antartic are vivid and questioning...why does nature go to all the trouble of being so beautiful when no one is there to see it? She is a likable character, realistically awkward and ugly-duckling like, refreshing in her naiviety.
Give this book a try. You wont be disappointed.
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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves to win the Children's and Adult Whitbred, 25 Sep 2005
This review is from: The White Darkness (Hardcover)
I absolutley love this book. Yet again Geraldine Mccaughrean has produced a book for the young adult market which surpassess anything else on the reading shelves. Sym is a teenage girl going through teen things until her uncle decides to take her to Paris or so she and everyone elso thinks, that is until she arrives in the antarctic. To help her on this trip is her soul companion who lives in her head and just so happens to be Captain Lawrence(Titus) Oates who was on the fateful Scott expedition and who so memorably walked out of the tent leaving a note saying "I maybe some time". Can Titus help save our intrepid heroine? I would recommend reading it to find out not only about Sym but also about the Arctic and Titus Oates. This is an absolutely fabulous read and will stay with you forever.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent!, 2 Dec 2006
This is without a doubt one of the best books I've read this year...and possibly one of the best reads ever. Thought-provoking, moving, descriptive, and with a dash of humour. The characters were great, especially Sym, the main character. She makes a nice change from most forthright and bold heroes, and I loved watching her grow in confidence through her adventures. The descriptions of Antarctica were breathtaking.
Read it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Product Review
This is a Special Book that any Teenage Child would Love or Cherish. I'm glad I Waited until I was Eighteen to Read the Book. It would Benefit from a more Aged View. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Mr. R. J. MCGARRY

4.0 out of 5 stars Bear with it
An utterly strange and gripping book. Sym has a man in her life, a companion who loves and guides her all the way to the Antarctic with her uncle (not her actual uncle), only,... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Jo Bennie

1.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't get on with this at all
The best thing about this book were the descriptions of Antarctica. After that I'm afraid it was downhill for me. Read more
Published 9 months ago by A. Murray

5.0 out of 5 stars Vivid and beautiful
White Darkness is a beautiful, imaginative and satisfying read. Very believable characters and a great heroine in Sym. Read more
Published 16 months ago by S. Stevens

5.0 out of 5 stars Awe-inspiring

This is an incredibly moving, beautiful, frightening and suspenseful book. I was up half the night, unable to put it down, desperate to know what was going to happen. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Georgina Bruce

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite book
The White Darkness is my favourite book ever. I was about nine years old when my (highly intelligent)friend read this book and phoned me up and told me that I was identical to Sym... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Rin

1.0 out of 5 stars White Darkness a rather nasty book.
This book comes with dazzling reviews but its really rather nasty in its storyline. It concerns a handicapped child with an 'uncle' who at first appears eccentric but is really... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2007 by Margaret Butler

4.0 out of 5 stars The White Darkness
This is a very good book by Geraldine McCaughrean, set in the Antarctic. It follows a girl called Sym as a quick family get-away to Paris suddenly spirals out of control: Sym's... Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2007 by Silven

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!
I'm going to beg you guys not to waste your time buying this book.

I bought it to read in January when we went away and was horribly disapointed. Read more
Published on 16 Jul 2007 by Liz

5.0 out of 5 stars Some jaw dropping twists
My mum bought me the white darkness when I was in hospital and didnt have much to do.I got through tha book in 2 days and was amzed at how someone could write such brilliant... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2007 by Tulula Yur

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