As I wrapped up Unbroken it gave me a sense of closure. Altogether, it's a biography of the life of a WWII Veteran, starting from his beginnings and carrying through his experiences as a POW, then his struggles after the war, up until present day. This is what I like about this book, in other war stories, the book ends after the war, or gives a very brief summary of the rest of the veteran's life. However, in Unbroken, a large portion of it is Louie Zamperini's struggle to overpower his nightmares and visions from his time as a POW, and "The Bird." He falls into alcoholism after marrying a girl he barely knew (After he recovered, they had a happy marriage until she died in 2001.), and struggles until he finds the Church and Christianity.
Overall, Laura Hillenbrand, author, did an excellent job of transforming the remarkable story of Louie's life into an amazing read. Emotions transfer incredibly well, the sorrow when part of the flight
crew dies, or the excitement when the first bomber flies over the prison
camps. The book reads well, and kept me turning the pages for hours into the night waiting in exited anticipation of the next event in the adventure of Louie Zamperini's life.
You reading this book just gives me mroe evidence that you are obsessed witgh WW2. I think that it is interesting that the book focused a lot on the veterans life after the war. You might find it interesting that the book that I have just finsihed reading, "Seabiscuit", was written by the exact same author. Because of this, I can imagine that the book was great. I thought "Seabiscuit" was, and I presume that this one was too.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am a large fan of WWII, it was the last "conventional" war. Modern wars use technology, such as long-range missile strikes. It's not nearly as interesting to read about a programmer locking a missile on target as it is reading about an invasion on an island.
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