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    <body><![CDATA[Uris takes Mitla Pass and paints a high-speed picture of war-torn Israel, while satisfying history nerds like yours truly with long chapters on Yiddish history, from the ghettos of Poland to the suburbs of Baltimore to the Israeli kibbutz.  In true Uris fashion, there's a splash of romance and scand...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14350396">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fantastic book.  I think it is one of Leon Uris' best (and I have read them all).  It treads roughly the same ground as his other projects that came from writing Exodus (e.g., Mila 18, QB VII).  It deals not only with the Zionist project but also the American Jewry.  I love the way the his...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13287512">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a huge Leon Uris fan so I'll always appreciate any book of his.  The reader takes an incredible journey with an American Jew finding his identity as well as experiencing the birth of a nation.  If you enjoyed Exodus or The Haj, then you'll enjoy this book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Escapist novel for a cold winter night.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In my opinion not even close to Uris' best work.  He is something of a pulp writer so I expect a few cheesy scenes laced with grit but this was a very rough novel.  He drew away from his masterful storytelling several times by the awkwardness of his prose and dialogue.  This book would have been a d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11398218">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book, great action and a very compelling story based on actual history. I think Uris kind of wants to be in the book instead of the author and I kind of wanted to be in it instead of reading it, but I felt like I was.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not one of his better books, though still very enjoyable. Through flashbacks, you can see what makes up a human being, what his strength's and limitations are. You really get to know the characters. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another Israeli-themed book by one of my favorite authors. This one is not his best nor is it my favorite.]]></body>
    
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