Travel to Europe

The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom

Format: Paperback
Author: Slavomir Rawicz
ReleaseDate: 01 April, 2006
Publisher: The Lyons Press
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The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
It was painful to read. Vivid and alive with description of their journey. Absolutely speaks to the human will to live!.

Great story that's hard to put down, but....
I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because several times during the story, I had a hard time believing certain events were true. The story was fascinating and hard to put down. So when I finished the book, I googled the author and found that records discovered since his death indicate that at least some of this story (maybe a lot of it!) is pure fiction. That was disappointing to find out because you're led to believe that it all really happened (even the title says "The TRUE Story of a Trek to Freedom"). But it's still an exciting and interesting book to read, and many people certainly walked vast distances during the war. .

The Long Walk
The struggle for freedom keeps one reading. _The Long Walk_ is a testimony to how much the human spirit can endure in order to survive. I find myself pondering his words and images he gives as he describes his experience. His story will stay with me forever.
The construction of the American is also an interesting facet of this book. The American seems to be this heroic figure who escapes illness and death in his quest for freedom and in his contribution to the group's goal for freedom. The construction is contrasted with the construction of the Russian, as the author does not hide his contempt for the nation or its citizens, which also pulls the tension of the book much tighter. .

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