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Unbroken Audiobook by Laura Hillenbrand— narrated by Edward Herrmann
Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken is the true story of Louis Zamperini, a delinquent turned Olympic runner turned bombardier who survives 47 days adrift in the Pacific and then years in Japanese prison camps. It is narrative nonfiction at its most relentless, and its last act, the long fight to live with what happened, matters as much as the survival.
Why the audiobook wins
Edward Herrmann reads Unbroken, a true story that moves from a delinquent boy in Torrance, California, to the Berlin Olympics, a bomber crash, a raft in the Pacific and Japanese prison camps. Hillenbrand writes it like a novel, and a steady narrator carries a story this long.
At about fourteen hours, it is a book for a long drive or several weeks of commutes. The opening moves fast before the war turns relentless. The prison camp scenes are graphic, and a long postwar section deals with trauma and faith, so give it time. Seven years of research sit behind it.
One Audible credit covers the whole book.
Audiobook questions
- Who narrates the Unbroken audiobook?
- Edward Herrmann narrates the audiobook edition of Unbroken.
- How long is the Unbroken audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 13 hr 56 min.
- Is the Unbroken audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored Unbroken 4.8 out of 5. Edward Herrmann reads Unbroken, a true story that moves from a delinquent boy in Torrance, California, to the Berlin Olympics, a bomber crash, a raft in the Pacific and Japanese prison camps. Hillenbrand writes it like a novel, and a steady narrator carries a story this long.
- Can I listen to Unbroken free with an Audible trial?
- Eligible new Audible members can use a free-trial credit to listen in the Audible app. Eligibility and current offer terms are set by Audible.Listen free with Audible
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