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    Exodus

    Written by Leon Uris

    Narrated by Paul Michael

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    Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon--the towering novel of the twentieth century's most dramatic geopolitical event.  Leon Uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies--the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power.  Here is the tale that swept the world with its fury: the story of an American nurse, an Israeli freedom fighter caught up in a glorious, heartbreaking, triumphant era.  Here is Exodus --one of the great best-selling novels of all time.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 17, 2012
    ISBN9780449807583
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    Exodus
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    Leon Uris

    Internationally acclaimed novelist Leon Uris ran away from home at age seventeen, a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, to join the Marine Corps, and he served at Guadalcanal and Tarawa. His first novel, Battle Cry, was based on his own experiences in the Marines, which he revisited in his final novel, O'Hara's Choice. His other novels include the bestsellers Redemption, Trinity, Exodus, QB VII, and Topaz, among others. Leon Uris passed away in June 2003.

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    • 4/5
      A master storyteller puts the Jews' "next year in Jerusalem" Homeland saying into an epic context - full of colourful, exciting characters & a historical slant that reveals the depth of the longing inherent in the centuries old diaspora - it's a riveting read & one of the great books of the second half of the 20th Century.
    • 5/5
      Rated: AGreat book. Sets the historical stage for the reestablishment of the nation of Israel in Palestine. It brings to light the bigoty, hatred and atrocities suffered by the Jewish people by various nations and people from ancient times to today. One cannot recognized the determination of the Jewish people to return to their promised land without recognizing the God Who gave it to them.
    • 5/5
      Excellent book. Please read. Very informative (I feel like its a little one sided, however, I also believe that the Jews of Palestine at that time were the by far the underdogs).
    • 3/5
      An Israeli friend of mine first recommended Uris--particularly his The Haj, about Arab/Israeli relations, and I remember liking that novel. Maybe it's that my tastes have changed, or just that this was one of Uris' first novels, but my impression of this one is that it had the materials to be a gripping, first-rate story if only Uris got out of his own way.Uris attempts to tell the story of the birth of modern Israel--and maybe takes on too much. The story, set in 1946, is framed as being about the refugee ship Exodus, and attempts to force the British, who rule over Palestine, to allow the survivors of the Holocaust being kept in camps in Cyprus to sail to the promised land. Studded through this tale are flashbacks of various characters to help us understand what helps drive these immigrants. There's the tale of Karen Clement, a German Jew who found refuge among the Danes, whose King said in a broadcast to his occupied country, that if any in his kingdom had to wear a band with a yellow star, he'd be the first--and whose people then evacuated their Jewish population to Sweden rather than let the Nazi's have them. But then Karen found the Holocaust orphaned her. There's Dov Landau, who as a young boy took part in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, and then captured by the Nazis wound up shipped to Auschwitz. There's Ari Ben Canaan, whose father fled from the "Jewish Pale" of Russia and helped reclaim the land from the desert. The style is pretty pedestrian--very simple syntax, intrusive tagging, and boy, someone please take away the exclamation key from this man. But by and large what kills this story is that it violates the first rule of writing--show, don't tell. Too many stories are laid out in narrative, as dry history, so that I wonder what is the point of making this fiction. Like another recent novel with fascinating historical detail but less than strong storytelling (one about Josephine Bonaparte) this left me wishing I had picked up a non-fiction book about the events and movements touched upon--Zionism, the Warshaw Ghetto and uprising, the founding of Israel--the Danish resistance to the Nazis, rather than this work of novel.
    • 4/5
      The history of Israel set against the backdrop of an archaeological dig. A great story going into detail of the suffering of Jewish people throughout the ages, in Spain, in Poland, and other places. Reminiscent of an epic, with a 'surprising' twist at the end.
    • 2/5
      I had high hopes for this book, having read Trinity a number of years ago and finding it a good read. However, with Exodus I kept waiting for the story to develop, and when it finally did, it wasn't too surprising. I didn't find any of the characters well-developed, and the dialogue reminded me of a bad script from an old black and white movie. I did find the accounts of the various concentration camps to be interesting, but the vast majority of the book became a drudgery to read, which is why I stopped at exactly page 197.
    • 5/5
      I need to read this again since I am including it on my top-picks and it's been so long since I read it. While I definitely have to be in the right mood for Leon Uris, I love his characters and his story-telling.
    • 5/5
      A must read for anyone who is at all interested to learn of the formation of Israel and the continued struggles of the Jews. I began the book as a skeptic reader not understanding how Jews, 2,000 years later, decided to claim the land as their own. Having read the book, I understood why some Jews did not accept French welcome and insisted on going to what was the hostile land of Palestine at the time. With each page you learn and begin to understand the importance the Jews place on creating their autonomous state and begin to appreciate their constant fight.
    • 4/5
      I was loaned this book by a friend so I had no idea what to expect. While it took me awhile to get into the book, once I did, I throughly enjoyed it. It is a historical perspective on the struggle of Jews and the creation of Isreal. Much of it was eye opening to me.
    • 5/5
      The enduring story of the people who fought to create the modern State of Israel. Abandoned and set-up for failure by the British, a small group of Jews struggle against the Arab world, and the world at large, to re-establish a Jewish homeland.The struggle continues today and he story of these early settlers speaks to people of all religions of what can be accomplished with determination.
    • 5/5
      Much more interesting than I thought it would be. Extremely fascinating to watch the nation of Israel be built from the ground up with sheer determination, passion, and ingenuity. An important read.
    • 3/5
      This book is fascinating. It has all the elements of a 1970 bestseller: implied sex, wartime heroes, abused and needy children, despots and criminals in powerful positions, and a dramatic, arid landscape that must be conquered. It's really a page-turner. It also ends on an up note - the chosen people triumph! The irony is that the book will be 50 years old next year, and the same struggle violently continues.
    • 3/5
      I read it in highschool and liked it then. Bought this copy later.
    • 4/5
      Eine berührende Geschichte über das Drama des jüdischen Volkes. Ein großartiger Roman, der mit der Gründung des Staates Israel ein Happy-End hat, parallel aber den Tod einer 18jährigen Hauptperson zu beklagen hat.
    • 4/5
      Novel about the founding of Israel after WW2.
    • 3/5
      A well written account of the creation of the Israeli army of 1948 from a band of refugees, and the second generation immigrants to Israel. The hero is stalwart, the heroine good looking and constant, and there is very little acknowledgement of the Palestinians as human.
    • 5/5
      Exceptional and powerful read. The harrowing backdrop to this story is given great depth by some of the best written characters I have encountered.
    • 5/5
      berührende, spannende Geschichte mit tollen Charakteren, die recht einseitig die Gründung des Staates Israel beschreibt.
    • 4/5
      From the book jacket: The Exodus was a ship that held 300 Jewish children, orphaned by World War II and the Nazi destruction. The ship was docked in Cyprus, and the British would not let more than its ‘quota’ leave for Palestine, which was under British rule. Ari Ben Canaan, a freedom fighter, will not allow the children to return to the horrific conditions of the displaced persons camp, where the British had been keeping them. This incident sets in motion a series of events that depict the inhuman treatment of the Jewish people, and the triumphant founding of the state of Israel. My reactionsThis is an epic novel covering the history of the Jewish people’s efforts to return to Palestine and form an independent state. I found the writing uneven. I felt that Uris couldn’t make up his mind whether he was writing an epic romance, a war novel or a history of the formation of Israel. The reader is immersed in the plight of the orphans held “hostage” aboard the Exodus, and then taken back to the late 19th century for a history of the Jewish people in Russia, and Ari’s grandfather, father and uncle. By the time Uris comes back to the romance I’d forgotten about the couple. Then the novel concentrates once again on the political maneuverings and historical references to the formation of the country, and some very exciting battle scenes in the last half of the book. Sprinkled throughout are quite a lot of very anti-Arab and anti-British “observations.” Still, it certainly made me think. And I am fully aware of how woefully ignorant I am of the details of this episode in history. I remember the movie (and especially the movie’s music score), which came out when I was nine, but I never actually saw it. I’ve read a couple of other books by Uris (Trinity and QB VII), and I remember liking them, so when a book group chose it for a monthly read I signed on. I’m glad I finally read this novel.
    • 5/5
      This was the book that introduced me to the Holocaust, something nobody talked about in front of children way back in 1962. I was so affected that I not only vowed to name my first son "Ari" [which I eventually did], but I told that to every boy I dated.
    • 1/5
      Even though I was caught up in the book when I first read it, I had to leave it halfway through... and when I went back to it some years later, after learning more about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (not the American-Israeli fiction, but real history), I felt I couldn't read it, it was so nauseating. Now I work in the Middle East, and see the conflict more close at hand. I could talk with many displaced Palestinians, and hear their side of the story. And the aversion to the book has increased.

      The story of "Exodus" could be summarised in one sentence: "Brave godlike Jews defeat cowardly, evil Arabs and build the beautiful country of Israel."

      Yuck.
    • 5/5
      I was only vaguely aware of "Exodus" by Leon Uris before I saw it listed as a challenge book for the month of May in 2013. My only recollection of it was that it was made into a movie starring Paul Newman. Go figure.After deciding to read it, I checked with the local public library, but they did not own a copy. I ordered a used paperback through an internet source, and commenced reading on about May 9th, finishing up on May 29th in the wee hours of the morning.Normally I don't read any book this slowly, but "Exodus" was different: there was so much information, interesting information, that I felt I needed to take my time with it. I found myself reading way past my bedtime, until I was falling asleep with the book in my hand.While a large book of over 600 pages, it never seemed like a chore to read, but more like a joy to read, to savor and meditate upon.The content of the book shows that Leon Uris obviously did a tremendous amount of research, but his characters are also well-fleshed out, believable, and likeable.Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      Powerful! Reads like non-ficiton in many ways. A long book, ideal in ebook format to avoid tiny, paperback font. Character development includes lifelong personal and family histories. Fascinating, graphic, tragic, & inspiring.
    • 5/5
      I had good memories of reading this book almost fifty years ago and liked it even better the second time around reading it with the 'wisdom' I've gained over the past five decades. It may not be a literary masterpiece but it touches the heart as it vividly portrays the persecution and the faith and dedication of the Jews over centuries. The meld of fact and fiction is the perfect device for imparting the history and passion of the Jewish people. The characters lead the reader through the post-WWII period of massive immigration of Jews into Palestine and their untiring efforts to make desert land fertile while overcoming hostility from their Arab neighbors. This fine example of epic historical fiction is still timely as it gives a greater understanding of the wars and hatred that plague the Middle East.Uris wrote the history portions accurately to my knowledge and created a darn good fiction story to boot. There is enough adventure to satisfy the most daring reader and several great love stories for the romantics among us. The writing was not up to the standards of some of my favorite authors, but his storytelling is first class and makes up for some stilted dialogue and stereotypical characters. This is a book of faith and there are many Bible references to explain the Jewish reliance on God. It's just part of their story and who they are which made it more meaningful to me. As Kitty, the non-Jewish nurse working with the orphans said: "I have learned that it is impossible to be a Christian without being a Jew in spirit." (495) Whatever your beliefs are, it would be impossible to read this book without having great respect for what the Jewish people have achieved in making Israel a country to be proud of.
    • 4/5
      All through high school and into college, I had a friend who worked at our local library. Stopping in to visit every now and then, I’d sometimes leave with discards or old beat-up books that were being culled from the shelves. Though I believe by that point I’d already read Uris’s excellent tale of Ireland, Trinity, and Mila 18, his tale of the Warsaw ghetto, for some reason, I hadn’t yet read Exodus. That’s how I stumbled upon my first copy of this book.

      Engrossing after even the first few pages, Exodus is, of course, the story of the creation of the State of Israel. Picking up not long after World War II ends, with the displaced Jews of Europe still living in refugee camps, their homes long gone or stolen, they are simply looking for a place to live and call their own. With the British cracking down on emigration to Palestine, those Jews wishing to make the trek must rely on luck or skill or guile. The book continues the journeys of these people from a shattered Europe, into Palestine, and toward a hard-won statehood.

      So engrossing is the book that one day, about halfway in, I decided to take the old beat-up hardback into the bath with me. I don’t normally take baths. Think I just wanted to escape even further into the book. So there I was, halfway in, enjoying my bath, in the middle of an exciting scene, when I turned the page and . . . there was about a forty page chunk in the middle missing. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I blinked, looked again, but there was no doubt about it. It went from something like page 232 straight to page 280. You could even see the hollowed out chunk in the spine where those pages used to be.

      Damn!

      So frustrated was I that I did give passing thought to simply jumping ahead. I might even have read a sentence or two further, skipping over the missing chunk, before thinking better of it. Flinging the book aside, I dried myself off, got into my car, went to the bookstore, and bought another copy. And if the same thing happens to you?

      You will too.