Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and
Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand
4 star
471 pages
This book follows Louis Zamperini on his journey through life. He
was a rebel as a kid, stealing, fighting and running away from the
law, he eventually got into track and that turned him into a more
social and charismatic highschooler. He eventually got good enough to
go to the 1936 in Germany, where he placed 7th in the
5000 meter run. When he got back, he was drafted into the Air Force
where he was captured by enemy forces and held in POW camps. When the
war ended, he struggled with PTSD and looked for redemption.
I thought the style of this book was very unique. There were certain
things in the book that amazed me, like how all of the names
referenced in the POW camps can be traced back to real people who
were actually in these camps. The book put such detail into all of
the story elements. The dialogue seemed so genuine and real for the
time period.
There were a lot of memorable moments in the book. Like the first
chapter when we followed the zeppelin around the world and we saw
what was happening in history at that time. And the first time Louie
saw action with his crew in the attack on the Japanese base. And when
the American planes finally drop supplies for the soldiers in the
camps.
I think most people would like this book. If you are into history
around this time period you would especially enjoy it.
I've never read this book, I've only seen the movie. You're review did a good job of pulling me in.
ReplyDeleteYour review makes me want to read this book! It's also interesting that this is a historical novel. What was was in 1936?
ReplyDeleteI meant to say "What war was"
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