Reviews

Homeland by John Jakes

qjbrown96's review

3.0

Pretty good book but a tad too long and Jakes has a tendency to make characters sound corny but it was still entertaining to say the least.

john_raine's review

1.0

really clunky writing. Not a big fan. I have liked Jakes other stuff but this was pretty bad

sweil05's review

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

readers_block's review

4.0

3.75/5. Not as good as the north and south trilogy, but fantastic jakes historical fiction nonetheless.

nadoislandgirl's review against another edition

3.0

I made it! All 1100+ pages of this brick of a book. If you're the type of person who likes historical fiction in terms of a family saga, this might be for you. For me, I've only enjoyed about half of the ones I've read.

Jakes covers a lot of ground in this novel, from immigration, to German pride, to unionization, to beer brewing, to the World's Fair in Chicago, to the birth of moving pictures, to a war in Cuba with Teddy Roosevelt. It was just a bit too much to chew. And then when characters from 500 pages ago suddenly pop up completely out of context... well, you lost me.

I rather liked the characters (though I did not love them). I can see the appeal of the book, but personally, did not care for it.

cliff's review against another edition

adventurous informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5