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Wouk does a great job of capturing overall American experience with the war. Characters were believable, as well.
The Winds of War | 
pickWouk does a great job of capturing overall American experience with the war. Characters were believable, as well.
#WeRemember Day 25: #HermanWouk is another author I absolutely have no idea about. I am learning a lot through these daily prompts! Shows me that I am definitely not reading enough. 🤣😭🤣📚📚📚
@GinaKButler @CoverToCoverGirl Look what I picked up at a library book sale today for $1! They are in perfect condition—I don‘t think they‘ve ever been read. #chunksterchallenge2022 , perhaps …
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1. Yes before Audible but rarely. I didn‘t want abridged & unabridged books were crazy expensive
2. All the time as a teen. I loved how when I‘d hear the songs, I‘d remember the book. For example I listened to Der Kommisar (80s kid) a lot while reading the tagged book & its sequel. Even now when I hear it I think of the books. I stopped listening to music while reading when I got married. Go figure.
pickEarlier this year I scratched this classic off of my TBR. Great historical WWII era fiction. I also just now realized the covers line up as I was taking this pic lol
Gliding across an imaginary line that splits the Pacific Ocean from the north to the south polar caps, the sunrise acquired a new label, June 23. Behind that line, June 22 had just dawned. This murky international convention, amid world chaos, still stood. For the globe still turned ninety million miles away in black space, and the tiny dwellers on the globe still had to agree, as they went about their mutual butcheries, on a way to tell the time.
When I was 9 my father handed me this book to read. He loved serving this country. Today I think of him, my husband and my brother and all the veterans who worked to preserve the #gift of freedom. #gratitude30
Two of my all time favorite books are this one and its sequel. Very long and yet not long enough!
Must Read. #AptilBookishMadness
pickI put a hold on this book at the library without knowing a ton about it other then it was about an American family in ww2. It turned out to be super long and super detailed. The characters were interesting and scattered into a huge variety of stories. This book finished not long after Pearl Harbor and I am amazed at how much detail there was and the War was not even over yet.
pickEnjoyed this one, although it took a while. I definitely have a much better understanding of World war II and everything that led up to it. I'd recommend it although it kept me going rather than sucking me in which is why it took a while.
At 45 Rhoda Henry remained a singularly attractive woman but she was rather, a crab. This colored her judgement and it was a fault he found hard to forgive her.
Why have I never read this? I vaguely remember the mini series in the 80's, although I didn't watch that either. There was just an interview with him on CBS Sunday Morning, and now I want to read the two books. (2000 pages!). Has anyone read it?
Finally finished the sweeping almost 900 page epic Winds of War this afternoon. Tonight? Magazines.
Sitting in my car waiting for a meeting to start. About to start this door stop of a book. Love a good chunky book for the weekend.
pickAt nearly 900 pages this was not a speedy read. I loved the miniseries and the book back in the 80s & it was mostly as good as I remember. Total #cliffhanger too. #historicalfiction ##wwII #epicsaga
I got my sweet Granny to her new home & since everything went according to plan I have a couple of extra days off work. Today I'm holding down the couch & catching up on some reading. :)
This was one of the first GIANT books I ever read. I got it on audible a few weeks ago & was shocked to realize I'm more than halfway already! I love hearing the Henry family's stories again!
I loved this one and the sequel War & Remembrance along with the miniseries back in the 80s. It's on my #tbr for a reread. At nearly 900 pages, it's a door stopper. #FunFridayPhoto
#couldntputitdown #somethingforsept More from my high school days and these two were amazing. I do need to reread again someday when I have endless time. I listened to the top 40 at the time and one of those was Der Kommissar that I listened to while reading these books. Still love the song but even now when I hear it I think of the Nazis. Appropriate, right?
I almost forgot it's #recommendsday! My pick this week is The Winds of War one of THE best WWII books EVER. (It's a two part series - the second is War and Remembrance). It was a series that I finished and my breath had been taken away. I can't wait to re-read it. Also, bonus bc Hitler, Stalin, Roosevelt and other historical figures are characters!! But seriously, such a moving series.
Fantastic story of an American family during WW2. Very well written the characters are very believable. You will love it.
