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Goosebumps, I literally got goosebumps while reading Unbroken. It has been on my TBR for MANY years and I finally read it. All I can say is WOW. It‘s written incredibly beautiful and tells a real life story of grit, determination, and triumph. 5 🌟

This book opened my eyes to how difficult it was to be a prisoner of war in Jalen during WWII. I felt myself tearing up with the abuse the soldiers suffered. I have been naive with my knowledge of history. At 70 years old, I am opening myself to knowledge. I find it hard to say I enjoyed reading this but it was an excellent book. 4.75/5

“Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their captors and the circumstances in which they are forced to live.” Louis Zamperini

#Unbroken

#PoetryMatters

@TheSpineView

The story of Louis Zamperini is amazing and humbling.

I saw the movie and am looking forward to reading the book. What an amazing story.

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#HumbleHarvest
Day 11 - Veterans

1) I'll watch American football and some of the Olympics if other people are watching, but I can pretty much take it or leave it. Aside from soccer in kindergarten, rugby in college, and years of highly unpleasant PE classes, I've never really played team sports.

2) Tagged.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

#Survival

#SummerSpecial

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

As an Olympian contender in his youth, Louis helped to carry the Olympic torch in old age for the 1998 Nagano Games. Zamperini died in 2014 at the age of 97. Exceptional book.

#IWillSurvive Gloria Gaynor

#VolumesAndVocals

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"I'll be an easier subject than Seabiscuit, because I can talk." Louis Zamperini to Laura Hillenbrand.

Hard to read because of the terrible things the POWs endured and the fact that the mistreatment seemed to go on forever. I almost didn't want to finish the book. When I got to the end, I was glad I did.