Comments on: Connect Through Reading – Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

By: My Favorite Books of 2012 - Dine and Dish

My Favorite Books of 2012 - Dine and Dish — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:31:49 +0000

[…] 2. Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand. Read my review here. […]

By: Miss B Spence

Miss B Spence — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:14:02 +0000

Finished it about a year ago and cried through the whole thing! Overwhelmingly incredible and wrenching….we have no idea what we can handle until we are through it!

By: Peach Tobin

Peach Tobin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:13:26 +0000

So well written I could not put it down. I grew up during that war and went to movies where every movie had news reels of the war. My relatives use to go to the movies to see the war reels to find their relatives fighting overseas. . The cruellity I will never understand. What brave men and women and When will we learn war only hurts.

By: camille

camille — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:03 +0000

I think I’ve already mentioned on your last “recommend a book!” post that the novel Winter’s Bone (Daniel Woodrell), on which the amazing movie of the same title was based, is excellent – lyrical and haunting and tense – so I’ll recommend one of my favourites of all time instead. It’s not my #1 favourite because that is so nerdy it isn’t for all audiences, but when I bought a copy for my grandma she said it was the first book ever that she honestly couldn’t put down. But don’t think that means it’s a book for grandmothers! It’s The Piano Man’s Daughter by Timothy Findley. Love, insanity, scandal, and fire. What is not to love?

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:38:21 +0000

In reply to Deborah.

I’m so glad to hear that! I am often times only getting 1-2 pages down before I’m asleep, no matter how awesome the book is!
I love Kristen Hannah books… I’ll have to check out Magic Hour. Thanks 🙂

By: lifeofamodernhousewife

lifeofamodernhousewife — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:39 +0000

I read the Hunger Games Trilogy…which was great. Yes, it’s a young adults novel, but so good. I also suggest, Wild Swans; it’s by Jung Chang. It’s a true story about three generations, all women, in China–starting with Japanese and Russians invading China to current China. Beautifully written and you get a whole new perspective of who Mao really was, and what horrible things he did to that country.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:11:58 +0000

I love these book posts – I have been re-motivated to read more, even if it means falling asleep with a book in my hands at night! I’ve had both of these books on my “to read” list. Now I can’t wait to read Unbroken! I’m currently reading Magic Hour by Kristen Hannah, and I’m loving it so far!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:04:54 +0000

In reply to Amanda. Let me know if you read it!