Play Book Tag discussion

This was a meticulously rendered account of the 69 days the 33 miners were trapped in the San Jose mine in Chile. Each man has something of his tenure there highlighted. How they got there and what separated them from the surface, their daily decisions, their despair, faith and physical conditions are all explored. Before leaving their potential tomb they agreed not to speak of their 17 days before discovery except as a unit. Although there were some minor lapses this is their official story. Once it was discovered they were all alive and the rescue began a different kind of despair overcame them. Though they were getting food and medical attention psychologically they were fragile. The book also follows the rescuers, their attempts, failures and final success. It then covers the aftermath, the publicity, celebrity and physical and mental recovery. I think Tobar did a great job defining the miners and their families, the mine administrators, government officials and rescuers. I felt I got a true picture of this disaster and everyone involved.