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A review by k5tog
From Here to Eternity by James Jones
3.0
Set at the Scofield barracks in Honolulu during the years leading up to and the months immediately following Pearl Harbor, this incredibly long book follows the interconnected lives of two service men, Private Pruett and First Sergeant Warden. Both men are flawed but with signs of heroism and redemption.
I enjoyed the story, but I despised the long winded, internal monologues by characters regarding everything from the machine that the world has become to the entrapment of marriage. It reminded me of an Ayn Rand novel - too much trying to get an underlying point across to the reader. I feel like the book could have used a good editor to chop away much of the self-analysis.
I enjoyed the story, but I despised the long winded, internal monologues by characters regarding everything from the machine that the world has become to the entrapment of marriage. It reminded me of an Ayn Rand novel - too much trying to get an underlying point across to the reader. I feel like the book could have used a good editor to chop away much of the self-analysis.