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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
Brilliant book...every person should take the time to read this heartbreaking true story.
Lone Survivor is awe-inspiring and instills in the reader a reverence for those who serve our country. I learned more than I ever thought I would about bravery, valor, honor, and more. The book takes you through Luttrell’s Navy SEAL training all the way to his return home. I would definitely recommend this book.
adventurous
emotional
I’m not in the habit of critiquing memoirs because I Wasn’t There and what I do say is meant with no disrespect to the dead.
There’s a reviews by mrericsully, who pretty much said everything I wanted to say.
This book is rambly, which is what Luttrell was like when I met him at an event a few years ago.
The actual operations begins in Chapter 6, the first half of the book is about his background and SEAL training.
If I wanted to listen to at least a full hour of complaints about liberal media/liberals I’d put any social media comment section in Text-to-Speech and save myself the money.
There should be a sort-of-read listing (along with a did not finish)
Apparently the audiobook I found was heavily abridged and I've heard terrible things about the unabridged version so I'll have to read it for real sometime later. Perhaps it will alter my perspective of the book.
The only thing I don't quite understand, is the way the inital trigger that threw everything to hell. They "captured" these goat people who obviously hated americans and were likely sympathetic to the enemy. The choices were framed as either kill them and be murderers or let them got and risk the enemy being alerted to their position sooner rather than later. Although inconvenient due to the goats that would undoubtedly be visible on their suicide mountain top, why couldnt they just have tied them up, immobilized and semi neutralized the threat to buy themselves some time to get to a better position. Ok it's no guarantee things wouldn't have gone to hell anyway but in an impossible situation wouldn't that have given them a better chance?
Obviously hindsight is different than being in such a situation but still. I find it strange that these highly trained and highly educated individuals would not have considered other options, even in the incredibly short amount of time they would have to make those decisions... In my mind its clear when you're stuck between two unacceptable options that there is always another way, even if it only staves off all hell breaking loose for a short time...
Still, an incredible story.
Apparently the audiobook I found was heavily abridged and I've heard terrible things about the unabridged version so I'll have to read it for real sometime later. Perhaps it will alter my perspective of the book.
The only thing I don't quite understand, is the way the inital trigger that threw everything to hell. They "captured" these goat people who obviously hated americans and were likely sympathetic to the enemy. The choices were framed as either kill them and be murderers or let them got and risk the enemy being alerted to their position sooner rather than later. Although inconvenient due to the goats that would undoubtedly be visible on their suicide mountain top, why couldnt they just have tied them up, immobilized and semi neutralized the threat to buy themselves some time to get to a better position. Ok it's no guarantee things wouldn't have gone to hell anyway but in an impossible situation wouldn't that have given them a better chance?
Obviously hindsight is different than being in such a situation but still. I find it strange that these highly trained and highly educated individuals would not have considered other options, even in the incredibly short amount of time they would have to make those decisions... In my mind its clear when you're stuck between two unacceptable options that there is always another way, even if it only staves off all hell breaking loose for a short time...
Still, an incredible story.
Wanted to read this before seeing the movie. A compelling and heartbreaking story but obviously written by someone who does something other than writing for a living. The writing isn't distracting but occasionally noticeable.
The story was definitely engaging and I left with a ton of respect for the armed forces and the navy seals in particular. That said, I was beyond annoyed at the dozen or more anti- liberal comments. It came across as ignorance. Not all people who are liberal on social issues are sympathetic to terrorists or soft on national security. It added an element of politicism-clearly the author was republican and even a Texas republican- that was unnecessary and maybe even took away from the story. He used his experience to grandstand for the GOP- which I did not find cool. There are good and bad in both parties and we are all Americans. It shouldn't be a war against liberalism that is the take away from the book. It takes away from his story and the lives lost when that is the focus.
this was a fascinating book about a SEAL team in Afghanistan when the mission went bad. a lot of description of the training that SEALs go through and the harrowing story of the mission itself. while the author is a bit gung ho for my tastes, i guess we are fortunate that men like him are motivated to go through what they do. a fascinating read.
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
I really enjoyed reading the book. I am in awe of Navy Seals and what they do to become one. Wow! I appreciate Marcus Luttrell sharing his experience in order to honor this brethren in the Seals who died. It was a remarkable story!
A truly gripping account of bravery, valor and the combination of will and skill to survive. Everyone should read this book to get a sense of what Seals who dedicate their lives to America are like and to get a sense of what they go through willingly.