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The Glory (The Hope and the Glory #2)
by
Herman Wouk
Like no other novelist at work today, Herman Wouk has managed to capture the sweep of history in novels rich in character and alive with drama. In "The Hope," which opens in 1948 and culminates in the miraculous triumph of 1967's Six-Day War, Wouk plunges the reader into the story of a nation struggling for its birth and then its survival. As the tale resumes in "The Glory...more
Paperback, 688 pages
Published
June 3rd 2002
by Back Bay Books
(first published 1994)
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"The Hope" and "The Glory" are my alltime favorite books. I have read them at least once a year for the last 15 years.
Wouk tells a very gripping story of war, hope, friendship and love in a tale that spans decades. In an approach known from "Winds of War" and "War and Rememberance" he lets his fictional protagonists intermingle closely with historical events and real characters - without detouring too much from history as it really unfolded.
His characters are very well portrayed and nicely work...more
Wouk tells a very gripping story of war, hope, friendship and love in a tale that spans decades. In an approach known from "Winds of War" and "War and Rememberance" he lets his fictional protagonists intermingle closely with historical events and real characters - without detouring too much from history as it really unfolded.
His characters are very well portrayed and nicely work...more
Borrowed from public library. Adult historical fiction.
Israel from 1968-1988. God's Sovereignty comes through with ungodly Jews as characters and author! Good for seeing the world from other than American view. Objective rather than subjective. Lots of affairs! PRetty factual. Events in the 1980s we as Americans weren't really aware of happening.
Israel from 1968-1988. God's Sovereignty comes through with ungodly Jews as characters and author! Good for seeing the world from other than American view. Objective rather than subjective. Lots of affairs! PRetty factual. Events in the 1980s we as Americans weren't really aware of happening.
I would have preferred that Wouk concentrated more on the events that shaped a young Israel and less on the love lives of his fictional characters. The sinking of The Eilat gets fewer words than some woman having an affair. It read more like "Peyton Place". Maybe I would have a different opinion if I had read The Hope first.
Continuation of the Hope. this one focuses on the Yom Kippor War. a good historical fiction about Israel 1967-1988 as seen through the eyes of four fictional families. Each man has an important job in the military so that the reader can see all the various aspects of the war.
The Glory was slightly slower to read than The Hope due to more war scenes that I personally was not as interested in, but still a great sequel and necessary to create the full picture of Israel in its formative years. Both, in order, are highly recommended.
An enjoyable historical novel about Israel from the middle 60's to the 80's. It is best to read the the Hope first as this is a continuation of the saga.
Read my review of The Hope...
it's really one book in two parts cause there was a lot to say! just as excellent
it's really one book in two parts cause there was a lot to say! just as excellent
Well written, but this type of book highlights exactly what is wrong when characters are unsypmpathetic. Not that Wouk didn't write his characters to be sympathetic, but the whole history of what's going on in Israel just makes me really angry at all sides involved.
Magnificent sequel to The Hope. Just a brilliant piece of fiction that truly captures what it must have felt like to be a Jewish person during this period in Israeli history. Great read!!
First read this many years ago and enjoyed it just as much this time around.
Great Book.
Have to read The Hope first. I have read this two or three times and enjoy it just as much each time.
I found this book very interesting in that it actually fills out a lot of things I only vaugely remember hearing about as a kid when it was happening.
See review of The Hope
Another fine novel that is a sequel to "The Hope." I learned so much about the recent history of the rebuilding of the Jewish state of Israel.
Jan 12, 2008
Oren
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone, particularly self-depricating Jews
second half of my favorite book ever... i was sad when i finished reading this one
I gained more understanding about military and political issues in Israel.
Great Intro to israeli History
Good so far...my style
Aug 17, 2007
Chris Carey
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
everyone
Part 2 of the Hope!
History of Israel
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Herman Wouk is a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning Jewish American author with a number of notable novels to his credit, including The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance.
Herman Wouk was born in New York City into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Russia. After a childhood and adolescence in the Bronx and a high school diploma from Townsend Harris High School, he earned...more
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Herman Wouk was born in New York City into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Russia. After a childhood and adolescence in the Bronx and a high school diploma from Townsend Harris High School, he earned...more
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