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The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Daniel James Brown (Goodreads Author)

craige's review

Jul 16, 2015

it was amazing

bookshelves: biography, non-fiction

This book truly proves that a well written document can draw in a reader on any subject under the sun. I never would have imagined I'd be captivated by a non-fiction account of rowers working toward a shot at an Olympic gold medal. And yet it was a page turner and a tear jerker. I am sorry to say goodbye to those rowers as much as any characters from a top-notch book.

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Reading Progress

July 16, 2015 – Started Reading

July 16, 2015 – Shelved

July 16, 2015 –

page 20

4.95% "Both my parents raved about this book. I am willing to read anything as long as it's compelling so despite this being on a subject I'm not interested in (rowing), I'm delving in."

July 16, 2015 –

page 83

20.54%

July 17, 2015 –

page 114

28.22% "Gotta say, it's pretty engaging."

July 19, 2015 –

page 142

35.15%

July 25, 2015 –

page 236

58.42%