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The Angry Hills (Mass Market Paperback)

by Leon Uris (Author)
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3.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining war read but disapointing by Uris standards, Jul 23 2001
By Gary Selikow (Great Kush) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Angry Hills (Mass Market Paperback)
While the book is an entertaining war novel it is dispointing by Uris standards and does not compare to such greats as Exodus,Mila 18,Trinity,the Haj and Armageddon Mike Morisson is similar to Uris' other American heroes -Gideon Zadok in Mitla Pass and Sean O Sullivan in Armageddon.Spoiled men used to the good life who show great courage in battle but lack any moral courage.They take love for granted and cruelly hurt the women who love them.They are highly egocentric and unlike Ari Ben Cannan in Exodus,Andre in Mila 18 and Connor in Trinity,the American heroes have little real commitment to any cause If you looking for an entertaining war read go for it but dont expect profound literature
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3.0 out of 5 stars Uris Cuts his teeth in Greece . . . Have fun with it!, Aug 5 1999
By "muunrakr" (Wichita Falls, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Angry Hills (Mass Market Paperback)
Uris is one of America's treasures as a fiction author. In this novel he takes a break from the horrors that he usually records to such delicious detail (you know, the Holocaust, Jihads and sectarian violence). He covers the escapades of a clueless reporter in Greece just when the Allies are leaving it to the German army. Said reporter has a list of Greek partisans fall into his lap and it becomes his duty to hand over this list to the OSS or British intelligence or some such body so that support for the Greek underground can be developed.

Yeah, sounds like a hackneed plot but, hey, it was written in the 1960's! These types of plots were commonplace then - and it was ok. The book is a joy to read if for no other reason than for the nostalgia of a quaint caper with the breathtaking backdrop of Greece at war.

But Uris shows he's got growing room to do in this one. He tosses off characters - especially female ones - after a few chapters. Just when you think the protagonist is starting to develop a love interest he moves on. And the 'interest' is never mentioned again. Surely, we would have seen these people tied together better in other Uris works. I was a bit surprised.

None the less, the book reads quick. And is fun.

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