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Herman Wouk is 90 today
May 27, 2005
Posted on 05/27/2005 1:54:16 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Alouette; SJackson
To: EveningStar
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05/27/2005 1:55:20 PM PDT
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Borges
To: EveningStar
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05/27/2005 1:56:04 PM PDT
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dennisw
(He writes everything's been returned which was owed...)
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Mazal tov and v'ed meah v'esrim (he should live to 120) for the only Jewish novelist who did not make a career out of bashing Judaism and Orthodox Jews. FRmail me to be added or removed from this Judaic/pro-Israel ping list.
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05/27/2005 1:58:35 PM PDT
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Alouette
(The only thing learned from history is that nobody ever learns from history.)
To: EveningStar
I used to wonder if he, Arthur Miller and Saul Bellow would all make it to 90. He alone made it. Budd Schulberg is almost there. Sidney Sheldon and Mickey Spillane are still alive so I guess writing pulp makes you live longer.
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05/27/2005 1:59:48 PM PDT
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Borges
To: Alouette
for the only Jewish novelist who did not make a career out of bashing Judaism and Orthodox Jews.
What about Philip Roth?
/mega sarcasm
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05/27/2005 2:00:56 PM PDT
by
Borges
To: EveningStar
I liked the first 500 pages of Marjorie Morningstar. It was the second 500 that got alittle tedious.
To: EveningStar
Michael Medved was talking about Herman Wouk's birthday earlier today. And rightfully praising him too. Happy 90th Mr Wouk and many more!
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posted on
05/27/2005 2:06:27 PM PDT
by
Horatio Gates
(Mullah al-Whipple says,"Don't squeeze the Koran." Safe for septic sytems.)
To: shotokan
To: EveningStar
I've always enjoyed his fiction. His war stories are tremendous.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Wouk.
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posted on
05/27/2005 2:10:13 PM PDT
by
righttackle44
(The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine with his rifle and the American people behind him)
To: clarissaexplainsitall
I have read only The Caine Mutiny and The Lomokome Papers (which I believe is his only science fiction work).
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To: EveningStar
Just finished rereading the winds of war series. they didnt hold up as well as I expected, but still are darn fine writing.
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posted on
05/27/2005 2:58:25 PM PDT
by
mlmr
(The Culture of Death will get a lot more deadly before it's done.)
To: EveningStar
BTTT for a great writer. I had no idea he was still alive.
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05/27/2005 3:46:12 PM PDT
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veronica
(AntiCP - join the fun at the new forum...)
To: EveningStar; Hildy
FYI - my mom told that when she was vacationing in the Virgin Islands, years ago, Herman Wouk participated in the Purim service at a local temple. Because Wouk was doing so, my parents went to the service.
Wouk wrote a FABULOUS book called Don't Stop The Carnival, about his experiences in the Virgin Islands. It's a must read. Hilarious.
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05/27/2005 3:53:49 PM PDT
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veronica
(AntiCP - join the fun at the new forum...)
To: EveningStar
My only beef with him (so far as I know) is that he promotes Theistic evolutionism in
This is My G-d. Oh well. Modernity infects everyone.
Happy birthday to Mr. Wouk!
PS: Is this his birthday on the civil or the Jewish calendar? Interesting if his birthday is La"G Ba`Omer.
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posted on
05/27/2005 4:20:24 PM PDT
by
Zionist Conspirator
('Arur hagever 'asher yivtach ba'adam vesam basar zero`o, umin HaShem yasur libbo!)
To: EveningStar
"The Winds of War" and "War and Rememberance" are two of the most powerful novels ever written.
To: EveningStar
I am an avid reader. I read his trilogy "The Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance" approximately 20 years ago and it is still probably the greatest, if not one of the greatest, books I have ever read. Everyone should read these books. While Winds lays the background, the real story comes into play in the two volumes of War and Remembrance. God Bless Mr. Wouk!
To: mlmr
i just read your post after I posted mine. "didn't hold up as well as expected" ? What did you expect? Name something you did like. I'm shocked. I'm a bibliophile and a true snob when it comes to books. Just wondering where you are coming from.
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