A very apt title

I really love to read World War II literature. I feel like this is a little bit morbid, but somehow, it is just a fascinating subject to me. So I'm always on the lookout for good World War II literature. I've had my eye on one particular book for a while: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand. I don't remember how I stumbled upon this title, but I have read Seabiscuit, also by Hillenbrand, and loved that book (I came away wanting to know more about horse racing, a subject I have never been interested in before. THAT is a good story teller), and when I heard about this one, I really wanted to read it, because I knew the author and it's about a topic I love. Anyway, I finally finished it this week, and I was not disappointed.
Now, the caveat is that the book doesn't hide the horrors of war, and more specifically, of a POW camp, so if you are sensitive to that sort of thing, you probably shouldn't read it. But it really does live up to the full title. I'm not going to tell you what the book is about, because Google is good for that. But what did I like about it? First off, it really read like a story, not a history book. I thought it would take me a while to get through it, but I read it in under a week, and that is with a busy school schedule, work, and applying for jobs. But I learned so much, and saw into a new dimension of World War II that I had never seen before. And as I read it, I kept thinking, "How did they survive? How?" It really is a miracle. I also must say, I did not expect the ending, which is very impressive, because it's not a made up story and so it seems that somehow, it ought to be fairly predictable. It's history, it's happened, how can there be surprises? But Hillenbrand has a knack for surprise historical endings (again, sign of a good writer)!
There is a lot more to the story than WWII, as well. There is love, Olympics, planes, and human interest. And it really puts life into perspective, so if you feel like life is a bit rough, well, this book will encourage you to hang in there. And best of all, there is a happy ending.