THE HOPE [Paperback]

Herman Wouk (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company; advanced reading copy wraps edition (1993)
• ASIN: B001QYCTIK
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Herman Wouk earned his living as a scriptwriter for Fred Allen before serving in World War II. His career as a novelist spans nearly six decades and has brought him resounding international acclaim. He lives in Palm Springs, California.

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I suggest "The Hope" as a "must read" to be culturally literate, September 11, 2005

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Michael Fair "Senator Mike Fair" (Oklahoma City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hope: A Novel (Paperback)

I frequently suggest "The Hope" and the second half of the story, "The Glory" as 'must-reads' for anyone who would like to understand where Israel is today in world politics. Wouk's other two great historical-fiction works, "The Winds of War" and "War and Rememberance", gave the non-history major a view of the history and politics of World War II while reading a fun and well-written novel. "The Hope" and "The Glory" give insight to the rebirth of Israel in the last 1940s and a feel for her tenuous survival since that time - again, while reading of interesting fictional characters interwoven with real characters and real history. As one who has spent 26 of the last 39 years in elective office and one who is a graduate level student of 20th Century political and diplomatic history, I rate Wouk as the most important historical-fiction writer of our time.
Senator Mike Fair
Oklahoma State Senator (retired)

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An exciting workmanlike view of Israel's first 20 years, May 17, 1998

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dougrhon "dougrhon" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hope: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

Although not in the league of "Exodus" The Hope is an exciting view of the birth and early years of Israel through the eyes of four military men. The book lacks the epic scope of Uris's masterpiece but does a nice job of weaving fictional characters with real life characters and incidents. Unlike Exodus, however, the Hope manages to show the day to day lives of these Israelis and toshow them as people not larger than life giants. The Hope also shows a little bit of how backroom Israeli politics worked as figures like Ben-Gurion, Dayan, Rabin and Meir play prominent roles. Well worth reading.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Novel, February 4, 2005

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Zachary K "Zack" (Montclair, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hope: A Novel (Paperback)

This is an amazing novel. I picked it up wearily, thinking it would not be as good as other novelists such as Leon Uris or James Michner. This was far from the truth, this story is incredible. The novel tells the story of the beginnings of Israel right up through the end of the Six Day War in 1967. The one thing that I loved about this book, besides the stories being so vividly portrayed, was that all of the characters are so human. The reader can easily relate to not just a few of the main characters, but all of them. This is an amazing story, and I would reccommend it to anyone interested in a novelized version of Israeli history.