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De Diepte In (2000)

by Phillip Finch(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

9048803349 (ISBN13: 9789048803347)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Dutch Media Uitgevers

review 1: Very gripping read. I'm just a recreational diver, but it is very interesting to read about this extreme form of the sport. In the first part of the book I really enjoyed the background of the sport and the more technical explanations about technical diving. The second part, the description of the unfortunately fatal dive, is really well done. I could not put the book down. Of course there are flaws, but if you are not looking for a roman, have some interest in a more technical description of a dive and are able to disregard the in my opinion terrible written parts about the main characters home life, it is a book you'll want to read.
review 2: An interesting read, but had a few flaws... the persons involved were the focus of the story, of course, but they didn... more't really resonate. We're given some key details but they never seemed "real"... I think this is more the fault of the author than of the people being described. I also didn't like the unnecessary tidbits scattered in that made the people seem shallow or catty... if it served a purpose, maybe, but there is an unpleasant ending and maybe mentioning that the dive was done more "for the hell of it" than out of altruism was not needed. Anyways, those were minor compared to the good parts... The technical parts of the book about the cave and the diving and what transpired were quite illustrative. I learned more than a few things about diving and how dangerous it is. The story itself was extremely interesting and I would never have heard of the cave or what happened there otherwise, I'm sure. And I really appreciated that despite a tragic ending, that valuable information was gained from it that will help future participants in the sport. Anyhow, I'd recommend this book to someone looking for a twist on classic adventure non-fiction. less

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