The Deep Dark.THE DEEP DARK. Gregg Olsen. 2005. Read by L.J. Ganser. 11 cds. 13.25 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4193-2068-8. $119.75. Vinyl; content, reader notes. SA On May 2, 1973 at the Sunshine Mine in Northern Idaho, one of the worst disasters in US mining industry took place and 91 men lost their lives. Olsen goes into the history of the mine and the men who worked in it. He describes the unique mystique mys·tique n. An aura of heightened value, interest, or meaning surrounding something, arising from attitudes and beliefs that impute special power or mystery to it: the cowboy mystique; the mystique of existentialism. of the mining fraternity: often, the greater the danger, the more reckless the men became. This attitude, teamed with the headlong head·long adv. 1. With the head leading; headfirst: The runner slid headlong into third base. 2. In an impetuous manner; rashly. 3. At breakneck speed or with uncontrolled force. rush by ownership to forego better safety measures safety measures, n.pl actions (e.g., use of glasses, face masks) taken to protect patients and office personnel from such known hazards as particles and aerosols from high-speed rotary instruments, mercury vapor, radiation exposure, anesthetic and for increased output, was the ultimate factor responsible for what happened. Taking the listener through the fateful fate·ful adj. 1. Vitally affecting subsequent events; being of great consequence; momentous: a fateful decision to counterattack. 2. Controlled by or as if by fate; predetermined. 3. day and the ones following, Olsen weaves a grim tapestry of death and despair. He looks at the tragedy from all sides, airing viewpoints of miners, their families, owners, and politicians. Ganser reads with poignant urgency. He takes the listener down to the shadowy world of the miner, a world where lungs turn into wheezing Wheezing Definition Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound associated with labored breathing. Description Wheezing occurs when a child or adult tries to breathe deeply through air passages that are narrowed or filled with mucus as a dust bags and eyes are damaged by gritty dust, and where safety is secondary to profit. Ganser pauses in his reading between sections for several seconds, allowing the gravity of what he's just read to sink in. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion