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Liked It “Mr. Wouk at age 98 still spins out a terrific yarn, equally as good as The Caine Mutiny, published over a half-century ago. All the Jewish stuff adds flavor to the pie.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I've always enjoyed Herman Wouk and have read most of what he's written starting Aurora Dawn. His latest was a major disappointment and I'm going to bet that it may have to do with his age. The style was a series of communications (e-mail, snail mail, voice mail, face-to-face, phone, etc). ...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Mr. Wouk at age 98 still spins out a terrific yarn, equally as good as The Caine Mutiny, published over a half-century ago. All the Jewish stuff adds flavor to the pie.”
James M. Evans wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I've always enjoyed Herman Wouk and have read most of what he's written starting Aurora Dawn. His latest was a major disappointment and I'm going to bet that it may have to do with his age. The style was a series of communications (e-mail, snail mail, voice mail, face-to-face, phone, etc). There were far too many characters to follow the interactions and how they were related one to another. I kept thinking, "Now who is this again?" and have to page back to find the reference. The other problem was the amount of esoteric (ethnic?) language that left me wondering what was meant in many of the conversations. When I finished the book, I was sad, not about the story but the fact that the book was so disappointing.”
Lee B. wrote this review Monday, April 1, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An interesting little story about a group of people trying to make a movie about Moses. It is all done through emails, faxes, letters, phone calls, etc. The plot moved rather slowly at times, but it was ok.”
Kathy D wrote this review Thursday, March 21, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ninety-severn year old revered author Herman Wouk has always dreamed of writing a novel about Moses but has never been able to get a good start on the material. Instead he wrote this delightful fictionalization of the making of a motion picture epic about Moses the lawgiver. He is a character in his own story as he is approached by the money men to approve the script once it is written by the up-and-coming Margo Solovei. Amidst the turmoil of behind the scenes wrangling lies a sweet love story between Margo and Josh, a brilliant young lawyer Margo parted with years ago due to religious differences; he is a devout Jew, Margo not so much. It also features the 60+years loving marriage between Herman and his Betty. The story is written in e-mails, Skype chats, memos and notes which makes for a very fast read. It is humorous and witty but definitely not a story about Moses if that is what the reader is looking for. I found it quite fun.”
Ellen R wrote this review Wednesday, March 20, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This story is told through the eyes of e-mails, memos, texts... fascinating spin on this tale of how a movie of Moses comes to be and the tangled web of humanity involved.”
Brook S wrote this review Saturday, January 26, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I have enjoyed most of Herman Wouk's book. This one is very lightweight. It is also enjoyable and easy to read. It is written entirely in the form of emails, faxes, memos and letters. This makes it a very fast read. I read it in just a few hours and I'm not a very fast reader. It is the story of trying to make a new film version of Moses. Herman Wouk is even a character in the book. The main character is an indie movie director named Margo Solovei. She is chosen to write the screen play for the movie. If she can write a screen play that Herman Wouk approves the movie will be made. This is the story of all the maneuvering to make that happen. ”
Jeff Smith wrote this review Monday, January 7, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Chose this book because the author wrote Winds of War. Was not sure what this would be like. Tells the story of the making of a movie about Moses through letters, emails, faxes, Skype transcripts and the author's diary. Interesting way to tell a story. Fast read. One big surprise here with Shirley Scharf and husband, but pretty predictable.”
Sue M wrote this review Saturday, December 29, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A little self indulgent, a little charming in the Jewish romance dept., a little wry commentary on the movies making business. An evening's read-- not really much about Moses when all was said and done.”
Dara M wrote this review Sunday, November 18, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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