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Summary: Harry Potter was better
Review: The book Exodus is a fabulous introductory text about the history of the founding of the state of Israel. It tells the story of the people and places that made Israel what it is today. Leon Uris weaves several amazing stories into a historical fiction with some of the most descriptive, evocative literature ever written. Exodus is not a story of only one person. Uris was able to interlace the stories of several different characters into a common time and place while still developing each character very well. The novel itself, was surprisingly accurate, almost every event mentioned occurred when it was listed and happened as Uris described it. Maybe that's why Uris himself spent years researching his tale. I particularly liked the book for several reasons. First, Mr. Uris wrote the book from the standpoint of several different characters, which allows the reader to develop several different opinions about the events taking place. Second, because there are so many characters, there are more heart stopping moments, moments when you laugh or cry. Finally, Leon Uris' imagination allowed for the characters within the story of Israel have a story all there own which is at least as heart pounding as the story of their homeland. Exodus is truly a must read for those who know little about the foundation of the modern state of Israel and would like to learn more. I highly recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: An Insult to the Reasoning/Feeling/Thinking Man or Woman
Review: The only reason that I read this book was because someone very close to me asked me to. It was terrible. I was outraged at the reviews and acclaim it has recieved, so much so that I decided to write my first review. Let me substantiate my claim: 1. It is historically inaccurate. It is not historical fiction, it is fiction. Check up on the information, rather than absorbing it unthinkingly! 2. The shallowness of the characters made me cringe. As I read the other reviews on this site, I could not believe that the shallow characters and relationships in the book actually satisfied people's literary tastes and excited their emotions. The 100+ positive reviews of this book mortified me. 3. The level of manipulation on the emotional and historical level that the author attempts is flat out insulting to the reader. Again, I was outraged. 4. (NB: I am neither a Jew nor an Arab) It sickens me to see the gross racial prejudice of the author. This is a hand guide to obvious intellectual/emotional underpinnings of 'reverse-Nazism', in Exodus, all non-Jews are gutless traitors lacking in all attributes desirable to a human being, while the heroic, courageous, morally upright, (superior race!) Jews lead an epic battle for the land that is rightfully theirs: just like the Germans did in 1939 against the 'evil' and 'inferior' Polish who were occupying 'their' land. 5. This is a direct quote from the book: "Jew hating is an incurable disease". Well, I guess I am very sick along with millions of others, somehow repressing my pathological need to hate Jews, and its only a matter of time until my 'incurable' subconscious hatred manifests itself. Or maybe we are dealing in pathetic and gross generalizations and being emotionally manipulative, with an obvious disregard for reality. You don't have to like my review or agree with me, but I challenge you to really read the book, not just swallow it. It won't taste nice, and its a bore.
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Summary: A bestseller that changed the world
Review: This is a book that changed many people's lives. It inspired hundreds of thousands of Jews from all over the world to come and live in Israel.
It tells in a most moving way the historical struggle of the Jewish people .It tells of their suffering through the ages. The heart of the work however is on the period involving the establishment of , and struggle for Independance of the State of Israel.
Uris writes a moving story of the heroes involved in the struggle, mixing fictional and historical elements. He is a great storyteller and also a good creator of character. And the book is exciting, interesting and moving all at once.
I strongly recommend it for all those who wish to know something about the establishment of the state of Israel. I also recommend it to those who are simply interested in reading a very pleasurable and moving work.
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