A review by juliannemawae
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

5.0

This book was a pleasant surprise. I don't tend to read a lot of non-fiction but this book was far from dry. Even though I knew from the beginning the ultimate outcome of the story, I was still captivated. There was so much that was interesting about the story: learning about the sport of rowing, reading about life in the U.S. after the Great Depression and preceding WWII, and learning about the rowers' lives. I also really enjoyed George Pocock's quotes on rowing which started each chapter. And as an avid fan of the Olympics, I loved that aspect of it as well. I look forward to watching some Olympic rowing this summer!