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The Boys in the Boat: An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin by Daniel James Brown

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twilitlugia's review against another edition

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4.0

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3.0

I wanted to like this so much more than I did. Its my favorite kind of story: American underdogs beating the odds to show the world what America can do. Unfortunately both the formatting and pacing makes this a super slow and difficult read. The interesting and relevant tales of the actual boys in the boat are sprinkled in with side plots varying between Nazi Germany setting up for the Olympics to the Dust Bowl. This made it hard to read as a lot of information could not only be condensed but also wasn't necessarily relevant to the story. The last three chapters really pulled it together for me though as it was what we all came for: the 1936 Olympics. In short, would I read this again? No. Would I recommend it? Maybe. If you like historical sports novels definitely! Otherwise maybe just watch the movie? 
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5.0

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t_l5's review against another edition

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5.0

I’m late to the game on this one  but it’s still the best book I’ve read so far this year
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alenert's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was so freaking good.

Audio is great. It had me audibly reacting alone in my room. “WHAT?!” at the start of the Olympic race. Like, how was it THAT CRAZY??? “THAT’S THE END??!” when the narrator said “Epilogue.” Their bond 🥹

TW: Hitler Germany, Nazi propaganda in action, antisemitism, war, child neglect/abandonment
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4.25

An inspiring and informative story about the men’s 8 that took gold in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. There is a lot of detail about the sport of rowing, which might be boring to those who have no interest in the sport, but I really appreciated it. If you don’t want to hear about stroke rates, this is probably not the book for you. 
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5.0

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