Beautifully written. Interminably sad.

Hugely informative. A little dense in parts.

Loved this book. Especially moving for me as I read most of it while in Amsterdam, visiting the Anne Frank House, Resistance Museum and learning about its history in WWII.

Beautifully written and thought-provoking. Still wrapping my head around the core statements of corruption and personal responsibility. Wow.

Wow! I loved this book. Inspirational story about young men overcoming tragedy, the Great Depression and extreme poverty, making the crew team almost just to survive. These men learn that to win they must row, not for themselves, but for their teammates, ultimately sacrificing their own egos completely in order to achieve something glorious on the water together that is far greater than the sum of its parts. And all the while, danger and atrocities were brewing in Germany, where these 9 young men won gold. Be prepared to shed tears at the end of this great book.