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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
I waffled between 3 and 4 stars because I didn't care for the ending. But, I reminded myself that it is a true story so there was no other way to write it.
I loved seeing a side of WWII that I had never heard about. Japan's involvement in the war for me always started with Pearl Harbor and ended when we dropped the atomic bombs on them. I had never wondered exactly why we chose them and not the Nazis but now I understand a bit more. What Japan did both to the Chinese people and the POW's they captured and tortured was as bad as what happened in Nazi Germany with all the horrors of the Holocaust.
This story of Zamparini both before, during and after the war was an amazing tale I couldn't put down. I listened to this on Audible and the only detractor I found was that there were so many secondary characters that I had trouble keeping most of them straight. The ending was too religious for my liking - in a tent revival no less - and after the vivid and minute level of details we had of all the suffering Louis went through I felt it was summed up far too quickly which left a weird taste in my mouth afterward. While I understand and applaud his efforts of banishing his demons from a horrific war experience, I didn't like how the author chose to gloss over the ending. However, I'm of the minority I know after our book club discussion so don't let that stop you from reading this amazing book.
I loved seeing a side of WWII that I had never heard about. Japan's involvement in the war for me always started with Pearl Harbor and ended when we dropped the atomic bombs on them. I had never wondered exactly why we chose them and not the Nazis but now I understand a bit more. What Japan did both to the Chinese people and the POW's they captured and tortured was as bad as what happened in Nazi Germany with all the horrors of the Holocaust.
This story of Zamparini both before, during and after the war was an amazing tale I couldn't put down. I listened to this on Audible and the only detractor I found was that there were so many secondary characters that I had trouble keeping most of them straight. The ending was too religious for my liking - in a tent revival no less - and after the vivid and minute level of details we had of all the suffering Louis went through I felt it was summed up far too quickly which left a weird taste in my mouth afterward. While I understand and applaud his efforts of banishing his demons from a horrific war experience, I didn't like how the author chose to gloss over the ending. However, I'm of the minority I know after our book club discussion so don't let that stop you from reading this amazing book.