Combines a few things that get me: Clueless Brits with 19th century tech stumbling into a world they don't understand, polar exploration stretching human endurance way beyond its limit, and monsters.

The Terror is far from perfect; the timeline and dramatic arc are messy, leaving a few narrative dead ends, and Simmons never uses one word where ten will suffice. But damn, he uses that large cast and the extreme circumstances to full effect. A book to be read with extra layers of socks, longjohns and undershirts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKOumtBCWbM