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Lädt ... The Caine Mutiny: A Novel (Original 1951; 1992. Auflage)von Herman Wouk
Werk-InformationenDie Caine war ihr Schicksal von Herman Wouk (1951)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I read this in seventh grade, having noticed it in the school library and started reading it for a silly reason; but it was certainly engrossing. It might be the first piece of adult literature I ever read. ( ) Another book that I first encountered as a movie. Because of that, I was surprised by the first section of the novel about Willie Keith before he joined The Caine. And the book continues on long past the movie too! Keith's relationship with May Wynn has a lot more depth in the book, though I came close to Beginning as a strongly autobiographical novel, this work was eventually modified as a play, and several films and TV specials. the story line follows the career of a diffident student, who becomes a competent naval officer. His formative trauma is a mutiny, when the ship's officers take command of the ship from its then commander, who has exhibited strongly erratic behaviour. The readers are left in dubt as to whether the action was necessary. But our hero uses the experience to grow his own competwence and self identity. It is an interesting read and is more sophisticated than a great deal of the war fiction popular in its day. Oh man, loved it. The character interactions were amazing! Everything was well done and worked out exactly as could be hoped...except for the Willie Keith and May drama, wish that would have come to a more finalized conclusion, but I guess we are supposed to draw our own (which, of you've read any of my past reviews, I don't like doing.) anyway, couldn't have asked for more, big fan, read it of you have a chance. [title: The Caine Mutiny] is a near-perfect novel. It's a great combination of a character study and an adventure story. And, because the characters (especially Captain Queeg) are so much fun to read about, even the parts that would otherwise be boring keep you hooked. I've read plenty of Pulitzer prize-winning novels that were less than great, but this one lives up to the hype. One caution: don't watch the movie, or even read about the cast, before you read the novel. Some of the casting decisions are baffling, and you don't want those Hollywood actors getting in the way of your imagination. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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