Special bonus for me: there's an exam question set in the Arctic, where the Barentsz crew is overwintering: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_B… #terribleThingsHappeningInColdPlaces
There's a lot of trying to recover events from the past that are forgotten but relevant to today, which is another trope I love. :)
And there are even actual female characters in this!! Comparing this novel with the small but growing list of danmei I've read, there's a certain similarity to #MisterMelancholyWantsToLeadAPeacefulLife, which I did enjoy greatly but couldn't help noticing it had *zero* women or girls in it. Cyan Wings, you really had to work to do that and for what...
