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A review by gabsi77
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Rick Bundschuh, Sheryl Berk, Bethany Hamilton
4.0
This book was so inspiring. I first heard about Bethany Hamilton when she was on the cover of YM magazine years ago and from then I was inspired. Since then I began learning to surf and I totally get why people call it "soul surfing". It really is a difficult thing to explain, the way it gets into you and makes you just crave the ocean and wanting to surf. This book did a pretty good job of conveying that. It showed you just how much surfing meant to Bethany and not only surfing but her faith as a Christian.
The movie came out a couple months ago but while it was out I didn't even make the connection between her and the movie. Had I realised I would have gone to watch it. That said, it's a great book to read, whether or not you surf. Her courage and faith are awesome and despite everything that has happened to her she remains a very relatable individual. If you're passionate about anything, the book will really touch you and probably inspire you to be better at whatever it is that you do.
Technically, the writing style was a little simplistic, but the book was written in 2004 so she was also a lot younger than she is now. In my head I picture the 21yo Bethany Hamilton. Also I think she's trying to reach out to everyone and that could be a reason for a simplistic style of writing.
The movie came out a couple months ago but while it was out I didn't even make the connection between her and the movie. Had I realised I would have gone to watch it. That said, it's a great book to read, whether or not you surf. Her courage and faith are awesome and despite everything that has happened to her she remains a very relatable individual. If you're passionate about anything, the book will really touch you and probably inspire you to be better at whatever it is that you do.
Technically, the writing style was a little simplistic, but the book was written in 2004 so she was also a lot younger than she is now. In my head I picture the 21yo Bethany Hamilton. Also I think she's trying to reach out to everyone and that could be a reason for a simplistic style of writing.