Twelve kinds of taste
Which one are you?
Rate five things you know, from any shelf. Your archetype shows up in about a minute, and gets sharper with every log.
Rate five things you know, from any shelf. Your archetype shows up in about a minute, and gets sharper with every log.
Herman Wouk, Adult, Classic, American
**Herman Wouk's classic novel moves on from the grand themes which have won him international acclaim - war, the fate of nations, and the indomitable spirit of man - to the quest for identity, in the clash between the Inside of faith and family and the Outside of the glittery American dream.**
Sign in to log this.
Epic, meticulous, nostalgic and spare.
No profiled raters yet.
No reviews yet. Yours would be the first word on it.
On Open Library, 2 have read it and 5 want to.
“ALL hell has been breaking loose around here, and my peaceful retreat in the Executive Office Building may be coming to a sudden rude end.”
Herman Wouk was an American author best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. His other major works include The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, historical novels about World War II, and non-fiction such as This Is My God, an explanation of Judaism from a Modern Orthodox perspective, written for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. His books have been translated into 27 languages.
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Taste Buds. Other media included when they land close.
