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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book came as a pretty serious disappointment. I realize the difficulty of reading an author's early works after reading their best work. That's pretty much the case here. It just doesn't have the fire that Uris creates in [b:Trinity|1932356|Trinity|Leon Uris|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214638733s/1932356.jpg|363317] or [b:Exodus|42697|Exodus|Leon Uris|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226504732s/42697.jpg|804397].
Another outstanding debut novel by an author two generations my senior. I fell in love with Leon Uris books because of "Battle Cry." He captured the spirit and camaraderie of the Marine Corps, the toughness, the crudeness, and ultimately the humanity and pathos of men who were thrown together from all walks of life as complete strangers and turned into a cohesive unit where each man was willing to die for the others and the honor of the unit.
The book is not perfect. Uris head hops with no warning. He seems to gloss over some scenes that I think should have been fleshed out and dwells for too long on seemingly unimportant details, but it all works in the end. I found myself stopping and starting to figure out who said what. But he wrote so many poignant scenes that choked me up or twinged my heart with sadness or admiration. Even though the book is long, it's tightly edited because the squad goes through so much together emotionally, physically, and time-wise.
If you haven't read the works of Leon Uris, this is a great book with which to start. I read it in my college days and immediately connected with this book and many others he wrote. This re-read was immensely satisfying.
The book is not perfect. Uris head hops with no warning. He seems to gloss over some scenes that I think should have been fleshed out and dwells for too long on seemingly unimportant details, but it all works in the end. I found myself stopping and starting to figure out who said what. But he wrote so many poignant scenes that choked me up or twinged my heart with sadness or admiration. Even though the book is long, it's tightly edited because the squad goes through so much together emotionally, physically, and time-wise.
If you haven't read the works of Leon Uris, this is a great book with which to start. I read it in my college days and immediately connected with this book and many others he wrote. This re-read was immensely satisfying.
Not working for me at this time, may attempt it again at a later date.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
World War II novel about gung-ho Marines fighting the Japanese and each other. Stock characters and situations might have been fresh in 1949 but pretty standard stuff today.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Uris celebrates the United States Marines and their heroism in World War II. Now that I know a bit more about the Pacific theater in WWII, I would like to read this a second time.