On The Basis of Sex

I went to see the movie On The Basis of Sex   today.  If you are not familiar with it, it is the story of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her early years, and her legal fight, with others, to eliminate the legal discrimination by sex (gender) allowed in the United States.  It is a good story, a good movie, well worth seeing if you have not.  I never did appreciate Justice Ginsburg as much as I should have.  It is sad that she has been treated for cancer recently, and unable to attend Supreme Court sessions, although she has kept up with the hearings by reports, and able to render her opinions. She has made a profound impact on this country, one that I am grateful she made.  

Review of Unbroken

Review of Unbroken, A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption http://laurahillenbrandbooks.com/. 

I almost never do reviews.

Wow, this is an amazing book. I saw the movie, so I knew the basic story, but there are so many details in the book that could not be included in the movie, understandably.  This is an amazing story.  And it reads like a "page turner" every page leading the reader to the next page. The author's talent in telling this story enhanced it to beyond imagination.

I read "Seabiscuit" by Ms. Hillenbrand, and it was a marvelous book. This was better. I am looking forward to Ms. Hillenbrand's next book.

Unbroken

I saw the movie, Unbroken http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1809398/ so I knew some of what to expect from the book Unbroken, A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption http://laurahillenbrandbooks.com/.  Or so I thought. And, I was right about the basic story. But this book was so much more, I am reeling, I am amazed.  I do not generally find biographies and non-fiction to be "page turners" but even though I knew the bottom line outcomes, I found myself wanting to continue on to the next piece, the next segment, the next story.

Louie Zamperini was an amazing man.  And, it takes an amazing author to tell his story.  Thank you to Mr. Zamperini, now deceased, for participating in the telling of this story.  And thank you to Ms. Hillenbrand for her marvelous writing!