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Indlæser... The Caine Mutiny (1951)af Herman Wouk
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. 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. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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The Novel that Inspired the Now-Classic Film The Caine Mutiny and the Hit Broadway Play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II. In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has become a perennial favorite of readers young and old, has sold millions of copies throughout the world, and has achieved the status of a modern classic. No library descriptions found. |
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Keith's relationship with May Wynn has a lot more depth in the book, though I came close to