A review by echombravo
Unbroken: An Extraordinary True Story of Courage and Survival by Laura Hillenbrand

4.0

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.