Exodus
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (736 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553258478 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon--the towering novel of the twentieth century's most dramatic geopolitical event. Leon Uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies--the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. Here is the tale that swept the world with its fury: the story of an American nurse, an Israeli freedom fighter caught up in a glorious, heartbreaking, triumphant era. Here is Exodus --one of the great best-selling novels of all time.
"Passionate summary of the inhuman treatment of the Jewish people in Europe, of the exodus in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to Palestine, and of the triumphant founding of the new Israel." -- The New York Times
Michael Lapelosa said Predictable Epic. This book describes the birth of Israel. Although I am not Jewish, I enjoyed reading about the religion, culture and history of the Jewish people. The yearning and desire for an independent homeland was well articulated and gives the reader excellent context and background. , The numerous characters were brought to life with solid prose.However, I found the plot and the actions of the characters all too predictable. I knew the results of both well before the conclusion . "I loved it. I had seen the movie" according to cowboypreacher. I loved it. I had seen the movie, several times, and it was good, but it didn't hold a candle to the book. The book got into so much more detail about the history etc. that the screen play couldn't. I have read many books on Israel, some of Bodie Thoene's books, With the Judeans in the Palestine Campaign by John H. Patterson (of Man-eater's of Tsavo fame) and Entebbe, the Jonathan Netanyahu Story by Iddo Netanyahu. I recommend all of the above, but I really recommend Ex. "OUTSTANDING READ!" according to Diana J. Hammitte. Outstanding representation of what the Jewish people faced heading up to, during and after the establishment of the State of Israel. The reader is introduced to a number of individuals involved in this struggle. Life, as we know, continues on even during war time. Romance, marriage, and everyday occurrences continue on in this book. While this is clearly a work of fiction, the reader will gain a better appreciation of what happened to survivors of the Holocaust. I give