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Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free Paperback – September 1, 2015

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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Picador (September 1, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1250074851
  • ISBN-13: 978-1250074850
  • Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 1 x 8.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (763 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsEven More Riveting than I Thought Possible
By Amazon Customer TOP 1000 REVIEWER on October 9, 2014
Format: Hardcover
Who wasn't enthralled in the story of these 33 men buried alive? Everyone was tuned in, waiting the outcome, hoping, stressing, praying. I was really looking forward to hearing their story and what went on down there. It's such an intriguing real life story with an actual happy ending, Deep Down Dark goes behind the scenes and tells us their story.

33 men: 69 days unimaginable but it happened in Chile in 2010. Until now it was one of those news stories we all remember but Hector Tobar has brought these men to live as human beings; fathers, brothers, husbands and sons. You will learn about their lives before and their lives since. It's impossible to live through something like this and NOT have it change you.

The truth about the conditions is as bad as one would imagine but to hear it told straight from the miners experiences is heart wrenching but also speaks to the human spirit and ones ability to survive even under the worst conditions.

These men experienced a full gamete of emotions: hope, despair, loneliness, companionship, isolation, encouragement, depression. You name it; they felt it during those 69 days.

The only anguish that parallels theirs is the families 1/2 mile above them waiting for news, praying, hoping, day after day after long day.

I like that Tobar begins with these mens stories and takes us through their lives leading to the accident, during and after. It humanizes them. A father leaving for work. A husband denied his daily goodbye kiss because his wife is mad at them. These are ordinary, every day men going to work, until they aren't.

The story that had the world watching is beautifully told by Tobar and answers all the questions you would have about these men and their ordeal. Their ordeal did not end when they were rescued and for many, never will.

The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine is as captivating as the original news story itself and then some!
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5.0 out of 5 starsTobar's retelling of the miners' suffering is immediate, vivid and, above all, haunting.
By Amazon Customer on October 30, 2014
Format: Hardcover
Héctor Tobar’s DEEP DOWN DARK tells the stories of the 33 Chilean miners trapped in Chile’s San José mine for 69 days in 2010. The book, a chronology of the events and a collection of portraits of the men both above and below ground, is the first of its kind, honoring an agreement the miners made to one another to tell their story only as a group.

Tobar begins DEEP DOWN DARK with a description of the San José mine: a rocky, lifeless mountain situated in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Though there is a city nearby, Copiapó, it serves more as a temporary home for miners working their seven-day shifts, leaving outside visitors to the San José few and far between. Tobar, however, eagerly invites readers into this male-dominated world, exposing the dilapidation and ever-blowing dust of the mine and preparing them for the miners’ eerie descent into the depths of the earth. He explains how the workers come from all ends and social ranks of Chile, with some enduring stifling day-long bus rides even before their shifts begin. Tobar effortlessly employs the geography of Chile as a vehicle for his narrative, giving readers both a sense of Chile’s layout and the personalities of the men.

As the morning of August 5th dawns, we watch the miners of the A Shift prepare for their 12-hour-long workday. In an ironic note, a few of them were not even scheduled to work that day, but were making up for previous missed days. Many of them, we are told, had concerns about the mine’s safety after observing a crack in the Ramp, the central road connecting all of San José’s underground passageways and the only way to leave the mine.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsReally well written, insightful, complete story
By Thomas Porter on November 8, 2014
Format: Hardcover
Very well written, with a real skill at bringing out the dramatic elements of the story when that is called for. For example, Mr. Tobar has very good command of the voice he is writing in and, as the first contact with the miners approaches, his narrative turns dramatic. As this moment approaches, his story is emotional and suspenseful.
He is also very insightful regarding the personalities involved, and how they relate to each other. For example, two of the miners were in conflict while trapped, and also after their rescue. He explores this conflict and provides some insight regarding why it was so. Also for example, one of the miners started prayer sessions but as the days dragged on, attendance at these dwindled and he narrates the ebb and flow of these sessions.
Another example of this is his description of the immediate aftermath of the mine collapse, when some of the miners raided the very small emergency food supply. His description of this is immediate, as if the reader were witnessing the drama of these terrible hours first hand.
He also, thankfully, spends a lot of time on the family members and their various personalities and relationships as they camped out near the mine. Also, there were basically two groups trapped in the mine, engineers and miners, and he does a good job explaining how this affected the interaction of the miners while trapped.
Photographs and drawings of the miners and the mine would have improved the book but it is a really good, insightful, dramatic narrative of an extraordinary story.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Hard to put down!

Published 1 day ago by Em Me
5.0 out of 5 starsHorrifying and Inspiring

A very well written story of a horrifying yet inspiring experience of 33 miners. I am claustrophobic and I had to stop reading every now and then to deal with my own fear. Read more

Published 2 days ago by Swallowtail
2.0 out of 5 starsJust eh.

Too much detail...not real interesting.

Published 2 days ago by K. Anderson
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great book. Passed it on to several people

Published 10 days ago by PSE Fan
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat story told of amazing rescue and human will to survive.

Tobar did a wonderful job retelling the miners story. I remember the story from the news reports as it happened back in 2010. Read more

Published 17 days ago by Christine L.
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

I liked the book, however, it made me a little nervous as my sons are miners

Published 18 days ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book

I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot from it!

Published 22 days ago by Marilyn Eichner
5.0 out of 5 starsMy gosh, such bravery

Such insight, very interesting reading, I well remember the suspense at the time.

Published 23 days ago by Beads by Barb
4.0 out of 5 starsRecommended read

Much better read than I expected The characters were exceptionally well drawn and even though you knew the ending, it was a page turner

Published 27 days ago by Helen Trivers
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Its a very nice hard back book. I am currently enjoying my time reading it !

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