#25: Unbroken

I've got some book blog to catch up on due to vacation.

Before leaving for vacation, I started reading Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.  This is the WWII story of Louis Zamperini.  This was a book that I had heard great things about and really wanted to see the movie.  In the beginning we learnined about Louie's childhood and his racing career.  I found all his troubles and how he got into running very interesting.

Then Louie had to go to war.  I knew this book was about war, but I found the beginning of the war stories very boring.  It was really hard for me to stay interested in the book.  I've heard people say that if you can't get into a book the first 100 pages, you should give up.  This is what I wanted to do at some points, but then Louie and 2 other crew members crashed over the Pacific Ocean and found them selves on an inflatable life raft.  This was the turning point for me where things started getting interesting again.

We learn how they survived on the raft with stories of food, sharks, storms, hunger, thirst, etc.  So many emotions were also shown for the men during this time.  I also found the rest of the story very interesting.  Louie suffered so much during the war and after, but was still able to inspire others.  A truly remarkable story that I am glad I finished reading.