James Jones

Born

in Robinson, The United States

November 06, 1921

Died

May 09, 1977

Website

http://www.openroadmedia.com/authors/james-jone...

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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James Ramon Jones was an American author known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath.

His wartime experiences inspired some of his most famous works. He witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to his first published novel, From Here to Eternity. The Thin Red Line reflected his combat experiences on Guadalcanal. His last novel, Whistle, was based on his hospital stay in Memphis, Tennessee, recovering from his wounds.

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James Jones’s books

Average rating: 4.04 · 30,443 ratings · 992 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	From Here to Eternity 4.09 avg rating — 16,080 ratings — published 1951 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Thin Red Line really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,453 ratings — published 1962 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whistle 3.86 avg rating — 490 ratings — published 1974 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Came Running 3.96 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 1957 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go to the Widow-Maker 3.77 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1967 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pistol 3.47 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1960 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Merry Month of May 3.45 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1971 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World War II Trilogy: From Here to Eternity, The Thin Red Line, and Whistle 4.30 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WW II: A Chronicle of Soldiering 4.06 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1975 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ice-Cream Headache & Other Stories 3.71 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1983 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by James Jones

The World War II Trilogy (3 books)
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James Jones

4.05 avg rating — 29,124 ratings

From Here to Eternity (2 books)
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3.69 avg rating — 45 ratings

Quotes by James Jones

“That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be.”
― James Jones, From Here to Eternity

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“If I never meet you
In this life
Let me feel the lack
A glance from your eyes
Then my life
Will be yours”
― James Jones, The Thin Red Line

tags: poetry

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“The little bit you and me might change the world," Malloy smiled, "it wouldnt show up until a hundred years after we were dead. We'd never see it."

"But it'd be there.”
― James Jones, From Here to Eternity

tags: changing-the-world, legacy

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Polls

1st Quarter 2018 Long Read Poll

Ulysses by James Joyce, 1922, 810 pages

70 votes, 19.7%

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, 1849, 974 pages

69 votes, 19.4%

The Arabian Nights, 800, 1049 pages

47 votes, 13.2%

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, 1847, 867 pages

45 votes, 12.7%

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren, 1946, 661 pages

24 votes, 6.8%

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, 1985, 945 pages

20 votes, 5.6%

Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence, 1913, 654 pages

20 votes, 5.6%

An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser, 1925, 859 pages

14 votes, 3.9%

The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, 1353, 909 pages

14 votes, 3.9%

Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas, 1845, 788 pages

10 votes, 2.8%

From Here to Eternity by James Jones, 1951, 816 pages

6 votes, 1.7%

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne, 1767, 784 pages

6 votes, 1.7%

The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, 1921, 752 pages

6 votes, 1.7%

Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens, 1948, 614 pages

2 votes, 0.6%

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady, 1748, 1534 pages

2 votes, 0.6%

355 total votes

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