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A review by theartolater
The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage by Eric Greitens
4.0
I don't normally enjoy nonfiction memoirs about soldiers or wars or things of the like. It's not really my interest area, it just never catches me. This book, by a Navy SEAL, is a little more than that. A teen adaptation of an adult book, it works better because it's focused on his entire life of service as opposed to simply the stuff that really makes a splash in the news as of late.
The book follows the author as a teacher in China, a documentarian in Rwanda and Bosnia, finally ending in the Navy looking toward the SEAL program. It maybe spends a hair too much time in the pre-SEAL business, but the point of the book is less about SEALs and more about service, so there's nothing wrong there.
The SEAL training is put together in significant detail here, which was eye-opening for me and gave me a great appreciation for the hard work they put in. Absolutely the right book for the right kid, and may actually be a worthwhile read for people who may not be interested in the adult takes on this specific story.
The book follows the author as a teacher in China, a documentarian in Rwanda and Bosnia, finally ending in the Navy looking toward the SEAL program. It maybe spends a hair too much time in the pre-SEAL business, but the point of the book is less about SEALs and more about service, so there's nothing wrong there.
The SEAL training is put together in significant detail here, which was eye-opening for me and gave me a great appreciation for the hard work they put in. Absolutely the right book for the right kid, and may actually be a worthwhile read for people who may not be interested in the adult takes on this specific story.