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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
4.5k reviews for:
Unbroken (Movie Tie-in Edition): A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand, Laura Hillenbrand
4.44 AVERAGE
Louis Zamperini is truly unbelievable, and I will not be able to forget his story and his compassion and ability to forgive. The writing often leaves something to be desired, but it's easy to follow and the subject matter is gripping, although sometimes unsettling. Zamperini makes me realize in ways I hadn't before, that humans are incredibly resilient and powerful. And it's best if we use that power for good.
really hard to get through, but good to be exposed to the realities of war... it ended inspiring with a perspective of God being at work in all things. would recommend to people who like war books
I could talk about this book for AGES. I was forced to read it in school, but it took about one chapter before I became absolutely addicted. I was shocked that I couldn’t put it down because it wasn’t romance or fantasy, it was non fiction. I never thought that a non fiction book could captivate me, but I was soooo wrong. I was in awe of the author’s absolute gift for writing. The imagery, the detail, everything was strung together to tell Loui’s story and it was done so beautifully. Reading this book left a great impact on me. It is a story of determination, resilience, and faith. In the end, when his life is crumbling apart after the war, he eventually finds God. His faith changed his story to become one of inspiration and forgiveness. This will always be my favorite book of ALL TIME.
This book hit on a couple particular niche interests of mine: running and heroics of World War II.
The book at times seemed too contrived to have been a real story, but the myriad references corroborating timelines of various events throughout Zamperini's life make it difficult to perforate the timeline. Besides, Louis - now 96 - would simply find a way to patch the hole and keep on going.
The book at times seemed too contrived to have been a real story, but the myriad references corroborating timelines of various events throughout Zamperini's life make it difficult to perforate the timeline. Besides, Louis - now 96 - would simply find a way to patch the hole and keep on going.
unexpectedly, i loved this book. by genre and subject not something id ever have picked out for myself, i read it for book club, but unbroken was superb. while i have liked nonfiction before i have almost never been engrossed. unbroken sucked me in and i sped right through.
it was the story of Louis Z, im not even gonna try and pretend i know how to spell the last name, an olympic runner turned WWII airman. his plane went down and after nearly a month adrift in the pacific Louie became a POW. every step of his harrowing journey seems unbearably awful until compared with the next, worse step. out of the frying pan into the fire over and over again.
it is a true account, but author Laura Hillenbrand writes with the narrative flow of a novel. even the statistics and dates did not feel text bookish surrounded by the decidedly human aspect of history. from the brother who kept pins in his pant crease for dates' dresses to the gimp duck that followed POWs around camp to the sadistic honor and attention craving Watanabe Louie's war, internal and external, is brought to life.
"On Kwajalein, 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."
it was the story of Louis Z, im not even gonna try and pretend i know how to spell the last name, an olympic runner turned WWII airman. his plane went down and after nearly a month adrift in the pacific Louie became a POW. every step of his harrowing journey seems unbearably awful until compared with the next, worse step. out of the frying pan into the fire over and over again.
it is a true account, but author Laura Hillenbrand writes with the narrative flow of a novel. even the statistics and dates did not feel text bookish surrounded by the decidedly human aspect of history. from the brother who kept pins in his pant crease for dates' dresses to the gimp duck that followed POWs around camp to the sadistic honor and attention craving Watanabe Louie's war, internal and external, is brought to life.
"On Kwajalein, 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."
Really I'd give this 3.5 stars. It is a pretty incredible story. I listened to this one, and the late Edward Herrmann did a great job reading it. I would recommend this story to others. I will probably see the movie someday.
This was an excellent book! It was extremely difficult to read at times because of all that he went through but it's amazing that he came through so resilient! A must read for everyone!
Most awesome book I've ever read. Ever. Read this.
Gripping read even with a few slow parts. Impressive all around... I'm now hoping to find a similar in writing account of the Korean war.