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Unbroken (Movie Tie-in Edition): A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand, Laura Hillenbrand
4.43 AVERAGE
4.46k reviews for:
Unbroken (Movie Tie-in Edition): A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand, Laura Hillenbrand
4.43 AVERAGE
This was a very powerful story and the author did a superb telling of this biography of Louis Zamperini from his wayward youth, Olympian, World War II hero and survivor, those lost years from post traumatic stress syndrome to his redemption and forgiveness to become a truly remarkable human being. I never thought about it before but the words from the story “dignity is as important to life as food, water and air” will long linger in my memory. Much of this story is gut wrenching and intense and more than a few times brought tears to my eyes.
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beautifully written and inspiring. this is not usually a genre of book that I am interested in, but hillebrand captured me - I could not out it down. zamperini's life is a testament to resilience. I highly recommend.
A rich, compelling, and suspenseful story that reads like a novel. The human spirit is fragile, yet strong.
I've had this book on my to read list since reading an excerpt from the book in Vanity Fair. I've had a person at work bug me for weeks to read it. And it did stand up to the hype. This is a solid read for anyone who enjoys non-fiction. The tale of the life of Louis Zamperini goes from Olympian, to soldier, to prisoner of war, to evangelist. It's not overwhelming with details. It sticks to its pace until the prisoner of war sequence. There, it becomes a monotony of brutality that bears you down as much as the people in the story. Read this to view WWII through a different lens. I'm not well versed in the Pacific arena so it was interesting to learn more about that aspect of the conflict. Definite recommend.
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Breathtaking. The amount of research and time devoted to telling this amazing story is astounding. Even reading the "Acknowledgement" was a moving experience. As we seek to offer support to those who serve our country today, we need to be ever mindful of the costs paid by those who served in past wars and conflicts. As a civilian, I am humbled and grateful.
When I started reading this book, I had trouble believing this was non-fiction because of the incredible level of details that were being described. It wasn't long before I was sucked in to the story in all its strength, courage, and horror. How much can a human being be forced to withstand in a lifetime. In the end this was enlightening in educating me about a part of world war II I knew nothing about and about forgiveness.
Incredibly well written with attention to details. Laura Hillenbrand spent 7 years researching this book including conducting many interviews and pouring over documents. This is a must read.
Incredibly well written with attention to details. Laura Hillenbrand spent 7 years researching this book including conducting many interviews and pouring over documents. This is a must read.
I have been meaning to read this book for a long time and finally had the time to do it! I really, really enjoyed this book. It was so informative historically but didn't bore me. I was always interested in what was going to happen next and was also surprised by how little I really knew about the Japanese part of WWII. It is truly miraculous that so many survived such horrible circumstances...or that they even made it to Japan at all. I was shocked by how many soldiers died during training during those years! I am so glad I didn't have a son during that time, I can't imagine the stress and sadness. I highly recommend this one!
The story is amazing, but the writing is average. Some of it seemed sensationalist and perhaps that the author was leaping to certain conclusions.