I listened to the audiobook version, and I use the number of exits I miss on the highway as an indicator of my engagement. I find if I'm really caught up in the book, I drift past my turns, or drive around the block a few extra times to get to the end of the chapter. On the other hand, when an audio book doesn't capture my attention, the opposite is true and it's the words of the book that I miss and not my turns. That describes my reaction to this book. Maybe it's a lack of imagination on my part, because there's only so many ways to describe a deep cave, e.g., it's dark, it's wet, it's uncomfortable, and it's dangerous. It has the elements which could make the story interesting and exciting, but the story didn't build along those lines. Tabor describes several different expeditions, in several locations, with different team make-ups, and then started again at a different time and place. The continuity wasn't there for me to make it comparable to climbing Everest or moon landings or other memorable exploits. ( )

The author tries very hard to convince us that caving is an adventure worthy of adulation and excitement. Perhaps the weak prose and un- intriguing characters, I just sped through the book to the end. A short article would have sufficed. ( )

A fascinating look at cave exploration. ( )

Decent book, but not that much of a story to tell and a bit too much effort to make it more exciting than it probably was...but it moved along quickly enough and I learned some new things. ( )

This was just OK. It was full of some very interesting information about caves and cavers. I did not care for the way it was written, however. It was presented like a very poorly done documentary. ( )