What an amazing story of
adventure, struggle, love, liberation, and becoming your best self! Like
I anticipated, it was sort of a combination of Life of Pi, Born to Run, and Man's Search for Meaning,
taking many of the same elements of being a runner, a castaway, and a
prisoner of a war camp. But it also had something else I hadn't
expected: a triumphant revival of human spirit with grateful moments
along the way that made the hardships worth it.
It's hard to not be
too judgmental of characters' actions during and after the war, but I
appreciated the way Hillenbrand was subtly objective at certain points.
She allows people to imagine and question what any given character is
thinking in a situation, rather than stereotyping them. Most of the
time, we relate to Zamporini, but there's plenty of other great choices
to be interested in, too.
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