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Summary: A Wonderful Novel!
Review: This is a superbly written coming-of-age story, complete with well-developed characters, fascinating descriptions of places, and an interesting plot. I highly recommend this book, especially if you enjoyed "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." There are a select few books that I am passionate about, and this is definitely one of them.
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Summary: This is one book every young woman should read
Review: This is beautifully written story tells of a young woman who is desperately trying to find her identity. It is "classic" New York City during the 1950's when girls went to fraternity drags and still wore white gloves. It is a story of passion, love and desire. Marjorie takes you into her world, shares her pleasure and her pain and always, as the reader, you are hoping for the best for her. From her affluent, jewish parents, to her playwright boyfriend her world includes characters of rich color. This was Herman Wouk's first novel and, as a woman, I believe his best. If you have only heard of such Manhattan landmarks as Schraff's or the bridal path Central Park, by the time you finish this book, you will certanly feel as though you have been there yourself.
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read
Review: This novel by Herman Wouk is by far one of the best pieces of literature that are available today. I laughed and cried, and I stayed up all night finishing this book. It truly had an impact on me, and I will remember it forever.
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Summary: love this book
Review: this novel is flawless, and just really draws you in.
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Summary: marjorie morningstar
Review: This was my first 'adult" novel,and I read it at the innocent age of 15! I learned a lot about the world and love from this book,and also about prejudice. It had been over 36 years since I read it,and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a good read.I may read it again
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Summary: What a book!
Review: Title: Marjorie Morningstar
Author: Herman Wouk
# of pages: 565
Category: Life Story
Date Started: 8/25/03
Date Completed: 10/3/03 Annotation: Marjorie Morningstar is a beautiful, young girl who dreams of being an actress. By attending a famous acting camp, she is thrown into the dark world of theater. Now Marjorie's life has changed forever. At the camp she meets Noel Airman who seems to be perfect in every way. No matter what Marjorie does she can not seem to get Noel to marry her, so she puts aside her dream of becoming an actress and got a job working for her father. Marjorie has saved money as quickly as she could with her new job to be able to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to get Noel back once and for all. Author Bio: Herman Wouk was born in New York into a family of Jewish immigrants from Russia. He went to Columbia University where he edited the college humor magazine. After he got an AB degree at Columbia he was a radio scriptwriter and he briefly served in the US government, producing radio broadcasts to sell war bonds. Then he joined the United States Navy and served in the Pacific. He began his first novel during off duty hours at sea. In 1945 he married Betty Sarah Brown; they had three sons. Since 1946 Wouk worked as a full time writer. Later he was a visiting professor and a scholar-in-residence at Aspen Institute, Colorado. He was also a Trustee of the College of the Virgin Islands and he was on the Board of Directors of Washington National Symphony. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Kennedy Center Productions. Wouk's debut as a novelist happened in 1947 with Aurora Dawn. When I first found out that I had to read for class, I didn't know what book to choose. My mom told me that when she was about my age she read a book called Marjorie Morningstar. She said it is not only her favorite book but my grandmother's as well. The first thing that crossed my mind was that this book was ancient and I was never going to like anything that my mother and grandmother found interesting. I finally decided to give the book a try and right away I found that I could relate to it. It was about a young girl, my age, with hopes and dreams, who learns what life is all about. The one thing that I really liked about this book was that it ends in reality and not a fairy tale. It was a lot easier to relate to Marjorie when everything she dreamed didn't come true. This book showed me that no matter what generation you're from, a teenage girl is a teenage girl. I recommend this book for older teen girls. I definitely give it 5 stars.
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Summary: A Classic
Review: When I first read MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR, well over twenty years ago, it already had been a classic for decades. Author Herman Wouk does a wonderful job of exploring the emotions of a young woman against the backdrop of Depression-era New York. Re-reading this book again as a adult, it becomes even more obvious what a genius the author is--not surprising when one realizes that this same versatile person also wrote books as diverse as THE CAINE MUTINY, DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL, YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE, THIS IS MY GOD and, perhaps most significantly, THE WINDS OF WAR and its sequel, WAR AND REMEMBRANCE. Mr. Wouk clearly is an author of major proportions, and MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR probably is his most-loved work. The novel has become the definitive story about what is was like to come of age in New York City during the financially-deprived decade of the 1930's. MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR is a book to be read, and savored, and read again. It has withstood the tests of time.
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Summary: A Classic
Review: When I first read MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR, well over twenty years ago, it already had been a classic for decades. Author Herman Wouk does a wonderful job of exploring the emotions of a young woman against the backdrop of Depression-era New York. Re-reading this book again as a adult, it becomes even more obvious what a genius the author is--not surprising when one realizes that this same versatile person also wrote books as diverse as THE CAINE MUTINY, DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL, YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE, THIS IS MY GOD and, perhaps most significantly, THE WINDS OF WAR and its sequel, WAR AND REMEMBRANCE. Mr. Wouk clearly is an author of major proportions, and MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR probably is his most-loved work. The novel has become the definitive story about what is was like to come of age in New York City during the financially-deprived decade of the 1930's. MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR is a book to be read, and savored, and read again. It has withstood the tests of time.
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Summary: this book changed my life...
Review: When I read this book in high school, I couldn't understand why Marjorie left Noel, and I was disappointed. Now, I know. Noel was one of those toxic men that destroy successful young women like Marjorie. He could never give her what she needed, because he was too much of a dreamer. We all fall in love with men like this, and this masterpiece by Herman Wouk teaches why we deserve better. This book is utterly breathtaking. And that is an understatement.
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