A review by mlsweeten
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This is a true story of Louie Zamperini, an olympic runner, who was taken captive by the Japanese during World War II.  When his plane went down into the ocean due to mechanical failure during a search and rescue mission, only three of the crew survived on a raft in the ocean for over a month.  By the time they reached an island only two were alive.  They were treated horribly by the Japanese, and it's a miracle Louie survived to tell his story. At times I had to put it down for a while because it is unpleasant, but it puts things in perspective. This is a grim reminder of what that generation sacrificed for our freedom to be able to read the books that we choose, like this one. Never forget.