It definitely has a LOT of history which I did find interesting for the most part since I'm interested in nautical things. I did find this dragged a bit in some places. I really liked so many aspects fo the fears in this story. Snow/ice are terrifying when I was a kid I almost suffocated myself in a snow mound so I have a lot of respect for what it can do to you not just getting frostbite. Starvation is terrifying as well, because really what would you do faced with that? a presence out in the dark that you don't know anything about, so many people fear the unkown as it is. But for me....it's the people. You never know what a person will do when they are isolated in a desperate situation.