Sentences with phrase «read war novels»

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Mark Bauerlein: Reading the 1991 novel A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin (a contributor to this month's magazine) is like going back to the great works of the 19th century.
Moreover, how is it possible to read the reference to «the power of modern means of destruction» without recalling the role of this judgment in leading to the novel idea of a presumption against war?
They say that in war time people read short stories rather than novels.
It is a historical novel about a war correspondent in the 1940's — fascinating read!
You want to give someone an idea of your personality, not make them read a War and Peace sized novel.
«Every legend starts with a true story and when I read the script based on the graphic novel «Hercules: The Thracian Wars,» what blew me away is that it was so grounded in a reality you could feel.
Starring Idris Elba and newcomer Abraham Attah, the film is based on the novel by Uzodinma Iweala, centering on the young Agu (Attah), a child soldier tragically separated from his family and forced to join a band of rebels in the civil war of an African country led by Commandant (Elba) who takes in... Read
This sweeping romantic epic, based on the Ian McEwan novel of the same name (which is worth a read, though you won't find the book on Netflix), sends Robbie (James McAvoy) off to fight in World War II, and he finds himself in the middle of Britain's retreat from the Germans on the shores of Dunkirk Beach.
I never read the John Le Carré novel the movie was based upon, but I was still drawn in by its all - star British cast and intriguing espionage premise set during the Cold War.
You've probably already seen Rogue One a million times by now (yeah, we know), you may even have read the prequel novel a few times itself, and you probably watched Star Wars Rebels for the Saw Gerrera's tie - in, but soon, those won't be your only options for reliving the movie!
The absence of an actual Hunger Games plays a part in that, but anyone who's read Suzanne Collins» novel knows that «Mockingjay» is essentially a war movie, and unfortunately, «Part 1» is tasked with handling all the boring politicking (as well as Katniss» incessant moping) that precedes the combat.
There is no shortage of apps from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and hundreds of others that allow you to read short fiction, novels and even classics like Leo Tolstoy's War and... [Read moreread short fiction, novels and even classics like Leo Tolstoy's War and... [Read moreRead more...]
This book is a must - read for anyone with an interest in war novels.
I intend to read some novels that are first World War based for this year's anniversary and this one is the first.
Liar Temptress Soldier Spy By Karen Abbott Harper Perennial • $ 16.99 • ISBN 9780062092908 In a history book that reads like a suspense novel, Abbott portrays four women who operated as spies during the Civil War — two for the Union and two for the Confederacy.
This provocative, intensely powerful novel is a must - read for sci - fi fans and Civil War aficionados, though mainstream fiction readers will find it heart - rending and inspiring as well.
Dark Horse's big sale this weekend is on kids» comics, with 99 - cent issues of Axe Cop, Groo, and Usagi Yojimbo and heavily marked - down graphic novels, including Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and... [Read more...]
- Daniel Torday, author of The Last Flight of Poxl West «Like absolutely nothing I've read before, Levinson's brilliantly unsettling, fiercely funny novel takes on both dangerous intolerance in the near - future world, and in the confines of one wildly destructive family, where ties tighten like nooses and kith and kin can become like warring political systems.
Two brilliant companion - piece books that read like novels depicting the true legacy of war: death, and the heartbreak of caring for the dead, which is always left to women.
I've read a lot of novels and memoirs set during World War II.
I co-authored the novel with the Pulitzer - Prize nominated Churchill Biographer James C. Humes and spent months reading Winston Churchill's memoirs, accounts of the events leading up to the Iron Curtain speech; composing his speech in the British embassy in Washington; facts about Soviet spies who had penetrated the embassy during the war; the relationship between Churchill and his lone bodyguard.
- Nicholas Meyer, New York Times Best Seller and Screenplay Academy Award nominee for The Seven Percent Solution; screenwriter, The Human Stain; director of Star Trek II — The Wrath of Khan «Juliana Maio's City of the Sun belongs in the «one percent» of new novels to read, not only because of the way she weaves suspense to keep you turning pages, but because she has married it all to a fascinating point in World War Two history with Middle East setting descriptions that will have you swearing you've been there.
Readers who experience a quiet thrill upon discovering an exciting new novel are likely to encounter that sensation when they read Welcome to Lagos, Chibundu Onuzo's second work of fiction (and her American debut), a fast - paced story of war refugees, militants and others fleeing conflict in modern - day Nigeria.
So, I was thrilled to read this morning that Amber Entertainment won a bidding war to produce a movie version of the novel.
This will be the second time that Line that secured the rights to Star Wars, the first was a manga adaptation of the prose novel Star Wars: Lost... [Read more...]
I have read many novels about slavery and the Civil War but what sets this novel apart from others is that it encompasses so much and so it so well.
This is how I ended up with a novel involving the Chinese art scene, the War on Terror, fugitive Uighurs, online gaming and the Iraq conflict...» Read more at lisabrackmann.com.
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Cathy Gohlke is releasing her latest World War Two - era novel this month, Until We Find Home, and I'm looking forward to reading and reviewing that!
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I've also enjoyed reading other Holocaust novels, including the Winds of War and War & Remembrance by Wouk.
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The app has you read a page from one of three classic novels: War of the Worlds, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and answer some comprehension questions.
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