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Unbroken (Movie Tie-in Edition): A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand, Laura Hillenbrand
4.44 AVERAGE
4.48k reviews for:
Unbroken (Movie Tie-in Edition): A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand, Laura Hillenbrand
4.44 AVERAGE
Very well written and researched. What a wonderful story of resilience and determination
Wow. The perseverance of the human spirit and body is incredible. I probably would have been dead a dozen times over.
I had read this author's first book, Seabiscuit. This book was just as good. The author has a way of bringing you into her subject's life. I love that. Hard to believe a biography can be a page turner, but you will not want to put it down.
one of the most inspiring stories. I learned about forgiveness in this book and reading this book has inspired me to be a better person.
I loved this book. The story is absolutely riveting. Just when you think it can't get worse for this man, it does. And then it does again. I am not an overly religious person, but this book really makes you believe Louie Zamperini survived for some greater purpose.
The only reason I gave it 4 vs. 5 stars is that it took a little while get going and Hillenbrand sometimes goes into waaaay too much detail (in my opinion). Some of the detail about the aircraft and the missions Louie and his crew flew on just didn't appeal to me and I had to force my way through them. You could easily cut 50-75 pages out of this book and still have it be a fantastic story.
The only reason I gave it 4 vs. 5 stars is that it took a little while get going and Hillenbrand sometimes goes into waaaay too much detail (in my opinion). Some of the detail about the aircraft and the missions Louie and his crew flew on just didn't appeal to me and I had to force my way through them. You could easily cut 50-75 pages out of this book and still have it be a fantastic story.
I read this because my daughter had to read it for school and I was told there were some inappropriate items, specifically beastiality. The book was a very real picture of POW's... Violent, depraved, heroic. And had one small sentence that was inappropriate. It was a very good historical book and I never wanted to put it down.
Wow, this book is impactful and beautiful. Extremely well written and true to the story. I cant even comprehend what he went through, its an incredible true story of faith, love, strength, and testing human limits.
A tragic and finally uplifting story to be sure but the writing was less than expected. Read Alvin Townley's "Defiant" to really feel Pow life down to your bones. 5 stars for Louie but 3 for the book.
READ this book! The title says it all. Unbroken is the story of Louis Zamperini, reformed juvenile delinquent whose talent for running (noted by his older brother as Louis was often found running away from the scene of some petty crime) took him to the 1936 Olympics at the age of 19. Seven years later the B-24 he was in crashed into the ocean. He (and the pilot) lived for 42 days on the ocean to be "rescued" by the Japanese and then spend the next 2+ years as a POW. Louis fame as a runner might have saved his life - it could be he was spared for propaganda purposes - but it also marked him as a man to literally beat down, over and over again. This is 400 pages of fairly dense text, and at page 350 I was feeling fatigued, but Hillenbrand delivered a great story right through the epilogue.
In addition to this impressive account, one also picks up historical details such as "in 1943 in the Pacific Ocean Areas . . . for every plane lost in combat, some six planes were lost in accidents." (p 80).
Our military veterans, particularly our war veterans, deserve our honor and respect.
In addition to this impressive account, one also picks up historical details such as "in 1943 in the Pacific Ocean Areas . . . for every plane lost in combat, some six planes were lost in accidents." (p 80).
Our military veterans, particularly our war veterans, deserve our honor and respect.
At times a bit unbelievable, but a sobering depiction of a dark mark on human history.