The Caine Mutiny
by Herman Wouk
Taste attributes: wardramalegalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthdeep rivalryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeGrounded and serious: a war novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.7 / 5
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About This Book
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize this atmospheric novel tells the story in flashback of a mutiny aboard a United States minesweeper during WW2. The murky events of the mutiny emerge during a court-martial and it soon becomes clear that few people will emerge from the trial with any credit.
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- Herman Wouk
- Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 536
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