A review by gardner98
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 by Patrick Robinson, Marcus Luttrell

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2.25

Things the book does well: Once Marcus begins to talk about the mission that the book is based, the book completely changed. The Navy Seals are an insane force to be dealt with. The love that the men all had for each other is felt through the book. The bond that Navy Seals have is beautiful to learn about. I was in awe of that a Navy Seals do not leave fallen men behind to die, nor do they leave a dead Seal behind. Even in the heat of battle Seals will make getting fallen men out with them a top priority. The sacrifices and bravery made by Axe, Danny, Mickey and Marcus were truly inspiring to get to bear witness to. The friendship between Marcus and Sarawa, Mohammad Gulab and the village children was also so beautiful. The ancient tradition of Pashtunwali is something we should all look to emulate in our own communities. Marcus tells a lot about what Navy Seal training/testing is like. That was very interesting to learn about and once again commendable to anyone who can pass; the training requires an copious amount of physical and mental rigor 

Things the book did poorly: The reason people read the book is to read about the Red Wings mission. That does not even began until 48% of the way through. I think the first half could have been majorly cut down. A lot of it is random tangents about the "liberal media." Marcus also paints a lot of broad strokes, which often blurred into misinformation. Marcus also made a few conclusory statements of "fact" without actually sighting to anything. There is a lot of time spent on the training and testing it takes to be a Seal, that while interesting, it is not why I chose to read the book.