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A review by cnorbury
Urlaub bis zum Wecken by Leon Uris
4.0
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.