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Title: Trinity by Leon Uris ISBN: 0-553-25846-X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 July, 1983 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (80 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: have a dram and keep reading
Comment: I had to read this book in high school and was daunted by the size, but once I realized it's not a preachy, symbolic novel like the ones you usually read in English classes I was totally captivated. I've recently re-read it as an adult and it only got better. The politics, families, and conditions of the era are beautifully told and gives you a glimpse into the Catholic/Protestant wars of Ireland.
Rating: 4
Summary: A whole new perspective.
Comment: I started reading this, interestingly enough, this summer on a flight to Dublin and finished it on my flight home 6 days later. My trip, I think, had much to do with how I felt about the book once I completed it. Prior to being in Ireland, I was reading as a complete outsider. I didn't get as absorbed into the characters as I did returning. Being in Ireland...being in the places mentioned in the book...spending time in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland changed my experience in reading. I became much more passionate about the fight that was fought and the principles these men believed in. Without this experience surrounding my reading of this book I would have only given it 2-3 stars. The 4 stars are completely subjective and are reflective entirely of how I experienced this book. I recommend it but cannot promise it will change your world.
Rating: 4
Summary: TOLD, AND TOLD WELL
Comment: It disturbed me to learn, while reading Trinity, that Leon Uris passed away at the age of 78. I'm glad I was reading one of his most acclaimed novels when it did happen, so finishing it made it that much more special. I will admit I did try to read this novel about 15 years ago and couldn't due to its heavy subject matter, but I'm glad I took another crack at it.
I must say that Trinity is a wondrous and expansive novel. Uris weaves many, stories and tales over the years with seamless ease.
We are presented with 3 families of different backgrounds, the Larkens (Catholics), the Hubbles (protestants) and the Weeds (Presbyterians). All have an agenda of their own, whether it be respect, money or carrying on a lineage; we are shown each side and how they play on each other. Uris paints a vast portrait of the Irish lifestyles both rich and poor. Friends made and friends lost abound.
What confused me before reading this novel were the other reviews, some went on to say that Trinity drew two dimensional characters and lacked depth, and I can say that that is furthest from the truth. These characters, such as the hero Conor, or his the love interest Shelly, or the power hungry Weed family, each has their side of their story told, and told well. We are carried from the characters' childhood till there mid thirties, and I felt as though I knew each one in and out. This is Leon Uris's most accomplished work, though not my favorite, Armageddon still holds that title, this is without a doubt a great, fulfilling and richly detailed novel about a period and piece of the Irish struggle and how a few people deal with it.
We did lose a great story teller, R.I.P Leon uris, you will be sorely missed.
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Title: Exodus by Leon Uris ISBN: 0553258478 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Redemption by Leon Uris ISBN: 006109174X Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Haj by Leon Uris ISBN: 0553248642 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 May, 1985 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Mila 18 by Leon Uris ISBN: 0553241605 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Qb VII by Jill Uris, Leon Uris ISBN: 055327094X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1982 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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