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I don't like when book summaries start with a sentence like "For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken". I haven't read Seabiscuit, but I have read Unbroken, and other than the same time period and same Olympic games, the books where nothing alike.
The Boys in the Boat is a good story, but I felt the story was just so long and even though I've been involved in rowing (shortly), and I loved it, all the writing about rowing and competitions got tedious.
Also this book is the story ...more
The Boys in the Boat is a good story, but I felt the story was just so long and even though I've been involved in rowing (shortly), and I loved it, all the writing about rowing and competitions got tedious.
Also this book is the story ...more
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