A review by elinacre
Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Hector Tobar

5.0

LOVED this book. sooo interesting to get the perspectives of so many involved in this incident, from the miners themselves to their families on the outside to the government and rescue workers brought in to assist in getting them the hell out of there. the author is a great writer--i appreciated that nearly every time a miner was mentioned, he included a little tidbit that we'd previously learned about him, to help "ring a bell." i would have liked to see more photos, diagrams, maps, visual aids of any sort in the book. i found myself wildly curious about the inside of the mine, and googled and youtubed late into the night watching news clips and videos about the incident. i wish i'd been more interested in this as it was happening back in 2010. anyway, tl:dr: super interesting, super informative, super great. needs more pics. oh, pro tip: i stuck a big rubber band around the front cover to hold the page with the pics of the miners. much easier to turn back and remind myself of the face of the man focused on at any particular point in the book. :)