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Written with a detached tone and loaded with every conceivable related fact, this book does an excellent job at informing the reader of the hardships and suffering experienced by Louis Zamperini as a WWII Japanese POW. The amount of time and detail that accompanied his brutal treatment was, at times, too much to bear. The incredible changes Louis employed after he arrived home and dedicated himself to God, were barely addressed so I felt a lack of closure. I discovered that Louis Zamperini penne
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I had to deviate from my normal rating criteria to review this book. My normal criteria requires a book merely "entertain" me. This book didn't really entertain me in the sense I normally am looking for. But then again, I'm sure I would have felt a little blasphemous had it truly entertained me. This was a great read for other reasons. My rating criteria is based on "ability to enlighten", "ability to uplift", "educational", "power to move", "riveting". With these criteria, this book gets a 5. I
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Words cannot describe the emotions this book made me feel. I laughed, I cried, and I found myself in awe at the resilience of the human spirit and all that mankind is capable of surviving. Louis is a true hero and everyone should know his story.
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