The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat 

by: Daniel James Brown 

Synopsis: This is the inspiring story about these nine American boys and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and the journey they took to get there. 

Review: While I read this book, I went through several emotions. At the beginning I was confident and looked forward to reading it. The book has some pictures, and I thought they were going to shorten the book a little. They didn't. There was only 19 chapters but it felt like a 100. It was so so long. I started to doubt that I would ever finish it, because I had no motivation. However, whenever I actually read it, I couldn't put it down, until a random bit about Berlin would pop up in the middle of an important moment. Although it was interesting to see what was happening to the characters parallel with what was happening in Germany, it got really old really quick. The story was great and very interesting. It was also cool to read and learn about rowing, but sometimes that took over and I would have to take a break. Even with all the negative, it was worth it, the ending was amazing and it made me cry and even gave me goose bumps. So, even if you're not into rowing or never even heard of it, you should read this book!