Horrifying, tragic story. I didn’t particularly like the author’s style, it was sometimes cuttingly judgmental of some of the boys and was rarely sympathetic to their weaknesses. I especially feel sorry for the early medical students, to whom the author is needlessly harsh. The shit they had to do without completed training is more than is expected from most doctors, and they were in shock and with limited tools….give them a break, Piers. Overall the author just didn’t always seem very sympathetic to most of the boys. Otherwise, I felt the author did an okay job not being over the top sensationalist while also reporting how they did survive, and did make sure to include plenty of the religious elements the survivors felt so strongly about.