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After seven quiet years, Uris, one of the most reliably best-selling novelists of the past half-century, returns with more about the Larkins and Hubbles of his megahit, Trinity (1977). This time Uris gives us Liam Larkin immigrating in 1895 to New Zealand, rutting his way into a landed family, and thriving. Liam's elder son, Rory, grows up with the wish to emulate his uncle Conor, an Irish rebel of the first water, especially when that eminence goes down in a blaze of Fenian glory just as World War I erupts. At this point, the narrative backtracks and takes up Conor's full story, which eventually involves him romantically with the wife of the novel's leading Hubble. More characters are introduced, and more romance--of the hardy-har-har hard-ridin', -drinkin', and -brawlin' all-guy variety as well as the hard-breathin' man-woman type. In a major miscalculation, Uris periodically inserts snippets from the ostensible Secret Files of Winston Churchill that, while they add historical detail, sound like nothing the great statesman ever could have written. The story doesn't advance chronologically beyond the birth of the Irish Free State, and that event is entirely off the novel's stage. More than in his other historical romances, the accent here is upon the latter word in the term. Don't be surprised if a red-haired, green-eyed Fabio clone shows up on the dust jacket. Ray Olson
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Moving from Trinity to Redemption, Uris continues his saga of Ireland.
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I had read "Trinity" before and was absolutely overwhelmed by it. A great family saga about the history of Ireland. It impressed me so much I decided to take a trip to Dublin and see Ireland fort he very first time. So when I found out there was a sequel to this wonderful novel I got it right away. "Redemption" was actually off to a good start --it began in Australia where one of the family members had gone to start a new life. But somehow the author never kept that momentum. I found especially irritating that the first couple of hundred pages were a retelling of what happened in "Trinity" - that really seemed a waste of time and completely unnecessary. The novel was not so much about Ireland but one of the emotional highlights was the battle of Gallipolli - quite interesting but not really what I wanted to read. Uris still knows how to write but the somehow the spark was not as bright as usual. Re-read Trinity but don't get immersed in "Redemption".
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Whenever I think of a Leon Uris novel, I think of big themes, large-scale action, a global perspective, and Tolstoy-like interweavings of characters. Redemption has them all.
Those who believe in the redeeming qualities of love and seeking forgiveness will be delighted with this book. It explores those themes in a grand fashion.
Most of those who read the book will agree that the descriptions of the now little-remembered Gallipoli campaign by the British against the Turks and Germans in World War I will be permanently etched in their memories as great war (and anti war) writing.
Those who would like to know more about the development of freedom in Ireland will probably be a bit disappointed. The plot heavily veers away from that subject (although it is always present as a backdrop) for much of the book.
The characters are not always as appealing as are required for a great novel. You will simply want to shake them and tell them to do what is right in many cases. I have never read a book that contains so many people who are stubborn about making their lives and those around them miserable.
The book would have been improved by either a somewhat simpler plot or more editing to shorten its length.
After you have finished reading the book, I suggest that you think about whether there is someone you love who you have not yet told. In this month of Valentine's Day, it would be a good time to overcome that reticence . . . that was so harmful to the characters in Redemption.
Live with love in your heart!
Those who believe in the redeeming qualities of love and seeking forgiveness will be delighted with this book. It explores those themes in a grand fashion.
Most of those who read the book will agree that the descriptions of the now little-remembered Gallipoli campaign by the British against the Turks and Germans in World War I will be permanently etched in their memories as great war (and anti war) writing.
Those who would like to know more about the development of freedom in Ireland will probably be a bit disappointed. The plot heavily veers away from that subject (although it is always present as a backdrop) for much of the book.
The characters are not always as appealing as are required for a great novel. You will simply want to shake them and tell them to do what is right in many cases. I have never read a book that contains so many people who are stubborn about making their lives and those around them miserable.
The book would have been improved by either a somewhat simpler plot or more editing to shorten its length.
After you have finished reading the book, I suggest that you think about whether there is someone you love who you have not yet told. In this month of Valentine's Day, it would be a good time to overcome that reticence . . . that was so harmful to the characters in Redemption.
Live with love in your heart!
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I've always been a big fan of Leon Uris and my only explanation for Redemption is that it cannot have been written by him! I literally felt like it was another author writing about the continuing saga of the Larkin family (the New Zealand branch) and the remaining Hubbles. The fact that Uris (?) contradicts his own previously written material is confusing and pointless. The characters appear shallow and the women are reduced to two-dimensional sex objects rather than the rich supporting figures they were in Trinity. A real disappointment.
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Tragic drivel
I read Trinity a few years ago. An emotive book which captured the mood of the times and attitudes of the groups of people involved. A great book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Juni 2000 von K. J. Walker
Not the genuine article
After reading "Trinity," I cannot have been the only one who hunted high and low for "Redemption." I see from other reviews that I am not the only one who was, let's say, mildly... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. April 2000 von Owen Hughes
A long read, but worth it
I read _Redemption_ without having read _Trinity_ (the subsequent reading of which made me enjoy both versions of the story all the more), and thought it was a beautiful book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. Februar 2000 veröffentlicht
Please say someone else wrote this and stole Uris' name!
BORING in the biggest way possible! I honestly didn't care who won or if anyone won the stupid battle. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
Outstanding!
This was the greatest sequel I have ever experienced. Leon Uris is magnificent! This book kept me wanting more with every page I read. The sequel to Trinity was outstanding! Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 20. November 1999 veröffentlicht
A yawner
By the time I reached the end of this tedious tome, I didn't care about the characters or the war. I finished reading it as an act of discipline. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. September 1999 veröffentlicht
Could we be missing the point?
Conor Larkin was larger than 'LIFE', Rory Larkin (Landers) was just beginning his. The parallels between the two - father's driving them off to an uncertain future, leading men... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
Unbearably dull
What a disappointment! Trinity is Uris's best work. When I heard about Redemtion's continuing Trinity's story, I was eager to read it. What a disappointment! Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 22. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
This book is no Trinity
Hate to have to rip Leon Uris, but this book seemed like it was written just to quiet those people who clamored for a Trinity sequel. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
Don't believe the hype
As a Uris fan and Trinity lover, I ran out to buy Redemption when it was released. What a letdown. It was a Trinity review with some Clancy-like battles that lasted forever. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
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