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The Boys in the Boat: An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin by Daniel James Brown
3 reviews
orangeowl55's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Genocide, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
sparklefarm's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I enjoyed this way more than I expected to! I rarely read nonfiction these days, and even more rarely read sports nonfiction. The historical background for the story set the scene well, and I appreciated the way Joe's story was told. And most surprising to me, I was absolutely caught up in the Sports of it all. The entire premise is that this crew team goes to the Olympics, and yet at the Olympic trials I could not put the book down; I was so engaged. I recommend!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Genocide, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
alenert's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
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
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation