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Title: Hope, The by Herman Wouk ISBN: 0-316-95441-1 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 03 June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Enough
Comment: Compared with some of Wouk's earlier books THE HOPE is definitely not as good as his other efforts written in an epic style such as THE WINDS OF WAR or WAR AND REMEMBRANCE. It also is not as gripping as EXODUS by Leon Uris but I still recommend THE HOPE to anyone who loves Israel and its history.
Rating: 4
Summary: ISREAL. ONE TOUGH NATION
Comment: To be honest this was not the novel, I excepted to read. I was hoping there was (not to sound shallow) a little more "action." But it turned, out to be more of a humanistic and political look at the underpinnings of Israeli's fight for independence. And I must admit, I did enjoy the story and learned alot about the Israeli people in the process. I am neither pro-Arab nor pro-Israeli, but I do have a new found sympathy and respect for the Israeli people after reading this novel. Yes, I know the history of Israel, but I feel as though I now have names and faces to put to that history. I'm can honestly say I'm proud of the Jews who fought their hearts out, while the non-Jewish world quietly hoped they failed. It is sad to say that it took 3 wars, just to get some respect from the Americans. They're some of the strongest people I know, and being the only democracy in the Middle East,I'm glad there on our side.
Rating: 5
Summary: Epic Story set against remarkable backdrop
Comment: This epic work by Herman Wouk takes place in Israel from the 1948 War of Independence to the 1967 Six Day War .Both remarkable testaments to the strength of the Jewish people and The State of Israel
We meet real characters who played a key role in the history of Israel such as David Ben-Gurion,Moshe Dayan,,Rafael Eitan,Yitzhac Rabin,Ariel Sharon and other great leaders
Against this backdrop we read about the lives of several men and women who are the key characters in the story:
Zev Barak-Viennese Jew who becomes an Israeli General and military attache to Washington
His strong and long suffering wife Nakhama
Yael Luria-ambitious and energetic blonde beauty
The mercurial paratroop commander -Don Kishote
The good hearted and religious Shayna Matisdorff
Sam Pasternak-the cynical Mossad supersleuth
Benny Luria the solid and committed Airforce commander
And Emily Cunningham-the intelligent and mysterious daughter of a CIA bigwig
The history of Israel during this period is traced in fascinating detail but the personal interactions do tend to be overplayed a little
Nevertheless the message remains loud and clear about the remarkable beleaguered and tiny State of Israel who continues to survive against overwhelming odds and the immoral machinations of the international establishment
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Title: Winds of War, The by Herman Wouk ISBN: 0316952664 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk ISBN: 0316954993 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Inside, Outside: A Novel by Herman Wouk ISBN: 0316955299 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Exodus by Leon Uris ISBN: 0553258478 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Caine Mutiny: A Novel by Herman Wouk ISBN: 0316955108 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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