QB VII
by Leon Uris, Jill Uris
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I don't like to be contradictory, but this book is not a contrived situation for Leon Uris to make a point. It's based on a lawsuit taken against Uris himself.
The basic plot involves a doctor bringing suit for slander against a Jewish author who mentions him, in a work of fiction, as being a Nazi collaborator. Since the story takes place in England, we learn much about the British legal system and the meaning of the word slander. There's plenty of tension, a satisfying ending, and a lot of ...more
The basic plot involves a doctor bringing suit for slander against a Jewish author who mentions him, in a work of fiction, as being a Nazi collaborator. Since the story takes place in England, we learn much about the British legal system and the meaning of the word slander. There's plenty of tension, a satisfying ending, and a lot of ...more
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This has been on my to read list for a long time. I was totally disappointed in it. It was a contrived situation to give Uris opportunity for a sermon.
The situation could be compared to OJ Simpson bringing suit against the Goldman family for defaming him, while knowing all the time he was guilty. I don't think that will happen.
Neither do I think a war criminal would go to court to clear his name because of an obscur paragraph in a book mentioning someone with the same last name. ...more
The situation could be compared to OJ Simpson bringing suit against the Goldman family for defaming him, while knowing all the time he was guilty. I don't think that will happen.
Neither do I think a war criminal would go to court to clear his name because of an obscur paragraph in a book mentioning someone with the same last name. ...more
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This book was so brutal & so disturbing. There were times when I actually felt like I was being punched in the stomach repeatedly. Having said that, this is absolutely a book that everyone should read. It may be one of the most fascinating books ever written about the Holocause because it's not a story about what the Germans did to concentration camp prisoners. Instead, it's a story about what prisoners did to each other under the instruction of the Germans, and about how someone who seems t...more
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Read in April, 2007
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Leon Uris fans
Typical Uris, in that it is beautifully written, with gorgeous characterization, very interesting story and contains the always present kick in the head of tragedy to really depress you. Main story is set in the '60s and revolves around a libel lawsuit which is brought by an older Polish doctor against an American Jewish author who wrote a book about the Holocaust that mentions (in one paragraph of a 700 page book)that the doctor, a highly respected man, performed experimental surgery on Jews i...more
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This was my first Uris book; I'd seen a TV mini-series based on the book, staring one of my all-time favorite actors (Anthony Hopkins, way way before Silence of the Lambs!) After falling in love with the movie I had to read the book .. and it was as good, if not BETTER than the film. Kinda a dark story (Nazis & concentration camps) but very well written and uplifting in the end. Check it out.
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A former concentration camp victim sues an American novelist for libel. The said novel allegedly contained statements regarding horrific expereimental surgeries performed on Jews in the camps. Uris' book reads very much like a court proceeding and includes interesting psychological profiles of characters.
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Read in January, 1993
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anyone over 16
This was the first Uris that I read, and it inspired me to read all of his work. I loved the way he tells so many different stories and they all come together in the end. I read this book as a teenager and was thinking the doctor was innocent for a large portion of the story.
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Read in April, 2008
Author gives you a good account of how a suspected Nazi war criminal could have been wrongly accused . . . or did he really commit those atrocities to his own people? I would have rathered read a non-fiction account. But good read if you are interested in this subject.
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This is my all time favorite book ever!!!! It's one I had to read in high school and absolutely fell in love with it. I've read it numerous times since then and I love it more everytime!
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Dentro de una literatura "de consumo", no está mal: trama bien tejida, buena documentación... No hay que buscarle grandes valores literarios, al menos es entretenida.
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Read in March, 1996
This book has stuck with me since high school. There are some very graphic flashback scenes regarding the holocaust. Its one of the best books I have ever read.
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Saw the movie decades ago and was just shaken. Will actually read the book at some point. Not sure I want to revisit some of the atrocities described, though.
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This was a gripping story that had me at the edge of my seat. I keep trying to write a review for this book, but the words can't do it justice. A must read.
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I read this without any idea of what might happen. Found it pretty upsetting and frightening. Was well written though, made you really think.
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Uris writes books that are just hard to put down.He grabs you and just will not let go. This too I read when it foirst came out.
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Going to be "currently reading" this one for a loooong time. I'm a little scared of it. Not disgusting like Fixer though!
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Read in January, 1963
Another Uris, this one post-Holocaust book, a courtroom book, and very, very exciting with some great history as well.
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Another great book by Leon Uris! This was made into a movie starring Ben Gazara. Highly recommend it!
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I would have never picked it, but we read it at book club. I enjoyed the male voice of the author.
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A powerful book that subverts the reader's expectations and raises compelling moral questions.
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