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A review by zenithharpink
From Here to Eternity by James Jones
2.0
Ugh. This book was pretty awful, in my estimation. While I read this, I could sort of understand why others may enjoy this book as much as the ratings would indicate, and based on ratings and the length of this book, I had really high hopes. I like big books and I cannot lie! Unfortunately, I actually ended up hating this book.
I am not what you would call a sophisticated reader-I'm not looking for much in a book. A consistent plot, engaging/likable characters, maybe an engaging circumstance or environment-that's really all I'm looking for. This book delivered none of those things. I didn't give a shit about any of the characters, and I wasn't given the impression that I was supposed to. There was no discernible plot, this was more a shadow of a group than a continuous (or interesting) story line.
By the end of this, I really didn't care how things were wrapped up-the length of this book was entirely unjustified, it felt like half the book were long-winded diatribes on random subjects, that added no value to what was already an incoherent storyline.
This book was exhausting, and based on my estimation of this book, I can't recommend to anybody. I've read better WWII books, both fiction and nonfiction, both of which are better uses of a reader's time.
I am not what you would call a sophisticated reader-I'm not looking for much in a book. A consistent plot, engaging/likable characters, maybe an engaging circumstance or environment-that's really all I'm looking for. This book delivered none of those things. I didn't give a shit about any of the characters, and I wasn't given the impression that I was supposed to. There was no discernible plot, this was more a shadow of a group than a continuous (or interesting) story line.
By the end of this, I really didn't care how things were wrapped up-the length of this book was entirely unjustified, it felt like half the book were long-winded diatribes on random subjects, that added no value to what was already an incoherent storyline.
This book was exhausting, and based on my estimation of this book, I can't recommend to anybody. I've read better WWII books, both fiction and nonfiction, both of which are better uses of a reader's time.