This book was very slow to get going and also talked about a lot of different characters in the beginning of the book. Due to me not following characters well, especially in audio books, I also did not finish this book. However I stuck through the entire 14 hour audio book. This book was not my favorite and I would be in the minority saying I did not enjoy the book. It was very well researched and told the story very well; however I struggled relating to the story.
The book focused largely on Joe who was poor and his family abandoned him after his mother died and his father remarried. It also a lot about the man who built the boats for Washington as well as many other schools once Washington started winning in his boats. It as followed the coach of the team. The story told of the team as they were freshman, then sophomores, and finally junior when they ended up going to the Olympics. The story telling was great and the narrator did a great job sharing the story. However I may have preferred a little less depth of character and the team. I would have been fine picking up at their junior year. In summary it was a long book that was inspiring and shared many points in world history. However I was not as inspired as I "should" have been and was largely just along for the ride.
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