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Remember when we used to have live TV and stations would air previews for a program they were trying to promote? Have you ever then gone and watched that program only to discover that the preview was kind of misleading?
Well, the previews for this book are wicked misleading. Everything about it—the jacket cover, the book description...ok, maybe just the jacket cover and the book description—led me to believe this was a story about a World War II soldier lost at sea. And yes, there is certainly a ...more
Well, the previews for this book are wicked misleading. Everything about it—the jacket cover, the book description...ok, maybe just the jacket cover and the book description—led me to believe this was a story about a World War II soldier lost at sea. And yes, there is certainly a ...more
Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand's unforgettable tribute to courage and grace, tells the harrowing story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who suffered unspeakable treatment as a POW in Japan during WW II. While some of her prose is awkward, the story she tells is so riveting that it is nearly impossible to put down. It weaves personal information about Zamperini with a thorough analysis of his experiences, taking us from the Depression and America's reluctant entry into the war and depositi
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I don't tend to be a huge fan of nonfiction. I can make my way through a good nonfiction book, but I don't tend to find them to be page-turners. The first third of this book was like this. I found the story of Louis Zamperini interesting, but the military history was not all that interesting. When I got to the part when the green hornet crashed, that all changed and I became fascinated, staying up much last my normal bedtime for multiple nights to finish.
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An amazing story of survival. Gave me a perspective on the Pacific front that I did not have. Louie's capacity for survival, and eventually forgiveness, is inspiring. Highly recommended.
Favorite Quotes:
"On Kwajelein, Louie and Phil learned a dark truth known to the doomed in Hitler's death camps, the slaves of the American South, and a hundred other generations of betrayed people. Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of ...more
Favorite Quotes:
"On Kwajelein, Louie and Phil learned a dark truth known to the doomed in Hitler's death camps, the slaves of the American South, and a hundred other generations of betrayed people. Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of ...more
loved it. the story is phenomenal. but it's hillenbrand's prose that gets me in the gut.
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