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jack_the_sipper's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
weneed_mobrown's review
2.0
Well, to start off with, the first THIRD of the book was going over the previous book, [b:Trinity|42696|Trinity|Leon Uris|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388450323l/42696._SY75_.jpg|363317]... It also felt like Uris took A LOT of liberties with making up extra info about what happened in Trinity. It was nice to have some more world-building on top of what we learned in Trinity but if you leave some more time in-between reading the books, you'll probably notice some discontinuity less. There were also random chapters with different perspectives thrown in, much like the last book.
The second third of the book was a struggle. It really felt like the meat & potatoes (heh, Irish joke, get it?) of Redemption. It was like Uris REALLY wanted to write a war book, and came up with the idea to make a "sequel" to a book he has already written and people liked... the only thing that kept me slogging was the mules; because I looooove a good mule story. (Shout out to [b:Running with Sherman|43834684|Running with Sherman|Christopher McDougall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557706255l/43834684._SY75_.jpg|68214759]!!)
The final third-ish was what I originally was hoping the book would be about! (Well, I technically got this book for free from the library last summer for their Summer Reading Club and like an idiot, didn't realize it was a sequel but OH WELL, WE HERE NOW.) It tied all the characters, old and new, together and sort of gave us a justice boner... but if more time was spent on this portion rather than the war, it definitely would have been a better ending/ finale to the series. But again, Uris wanted a war book, so he wrote a war book lol.
PS: I still really can't comment on the actual Irish-British history discussed in the books because I am really only learning the details about it through these books... and Uris is Uris sooo yeah. Slight skew. It has made me more curious to look into that part of history more though!
The second third of the book was a struggle. It really felt like the meat & potatoes (heh, Irish joke, get it?) of Redemption. It was like Uris REALLY wanted to write a war book, and came up with the idea to make a "sequel" to a book he has already written and people liked... the only thing that kept me slogging was the mules; because I looooove a good mule story. (Shout out to [b:Running with Sherman|43834684|Running with Sherman|Christopher McDougall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557706255l/43834684._SY75_.jpg|68214759]!!)
The final third-ish was what I originally was hoping the book would be about! (Well, I technically got this book for free from the library last summer for their Summer Reading Club and like an idiot, didn't realize it was a sequel but OH WELL, WE HERE NOW.) It tied all the characters, old and new, together and sort of gave us a justice boner... but if more time was spent on this portion rather than the war, it definitely would have been a better ending/ finale to the series. But again, Uris wanted a war book, so he wrote a war book lol.
PS: I still really can't comment on the actual Irish-British history discussed in the books because I am really only learning the details about it through these books... and Uris is Uris sooo yeah. Slight skew. It has made me more curious to look into that part of history more though!
heyhannahrae's review against another edition
5.0
If someone were to ask me which man from literature I would most like to date, the answer would be Conor Larkin (from Trinity). But if I were allowed to date TWO men from literature, my second choice would be Rory Larkin (from Redemption). Like Jamie Fraser (from Outlander), the Larkin men are larger than life.
As for the plot of this novel... it was fine. I'm someone who needs to be invested in the characters in order to love a book, so Rory Larkin made it possible for me to absolutely love this book. Redemption has adventure, it has heroics, and it has FANTASTIC characterization.
As for the plot of this novel... it was fine. I'm someone who needs to be invested in the characters in order to love a book, so Rory Larkin made it possible for me to absolutely love this book. Redemption has adventure, it has heroics, and it has FANTASTIC characterization.
annajb's review against another edition
3.0
This book was odd. It spent so long rehashing Trinity and spent a weirdly long amount of time in Egypt in WW1. It didn't give me what I wanted, the Irish saga in the 1900s. Bummer.
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