![]() ![]() The Kolyma Highway is a 1,200 km road that goes through the most desolate, frigid parts of Siberia - in winter, it can easily be one of the coldest places on earth, so cold that one minute outside unprotected could kill you. ![]() I found myself researching the Kolyma Highway while reading, which was both disturbing and fascinating. Highly recommend picking this up and reading on a cold day. That’s what makes this book even more awesome. We are left with some questions at the end, so don’t expect everything to be explained or wrapped up all nice. There is a supernatural element to the book, which threw me a little bit, but I appreciated where Golden was going with it. Both the road and the cold are like characters in themselves, providing a consistent threatening presence. ![]() A tension exists from the get go and builds throughout. With temperatures in winter reaching -60 degree Fahrenheit, it is in a region where the coldest temperatures outside of Antarctica have been recorded. It earned its name because it was built by political prisoners of the Stalin regime, many of whom succumbed to the frigid temperatures and were buried beneath the road. The setting alone made me want to read this right away! It takes place along the Kolyma Highway, aka Road of Bones, which is an actual highway in Russia. ![]()
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