A review by kali_kat11
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

4.0

I learned so much from this book. My father fought in the pacific in WWII and this book gave me appreciation for how scared he must have been. This story was horrifying bc of the terrible things people are capable of doing but also totally inspirational. Not just bc the main character has such incredible strength and resilience (and capacity for forgiveness) but also bc there are as many stories of people being kind as people being awful. The POWs who shared food with each other even while starving. Louie on his skateboard in his 80s. This book is well crafted and fascinating-- i just dont get those who found it slow or boring. I know others thought it went too far into Louie's background but I thought that was essential to the story and interesting in its own right. And while I'm not a fan of religion, I really didn't see Louie's faith as just another crutch like alcohol. He truly seemed to find joy in life even after seeing such cruelty-whatever lets you do that, go for it.