From Here to Eternity
by James Jones
Taste attributes: wardramaromanceunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringtroubled leadscomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeStirring and realistic: a heavy war novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may break him or kill him. First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with the commanding officer's wife.
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- Author
- James Jones
- Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 829
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- Open Library
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