as I recall it was, a huge book but a book that kept you reading and worth it.
I just reread it recently (found it packed away in a box with some other oldies but goodies like The Source and Hawaii and RF Delderfield and some others) and found it very powerful. It seemed very relevant in light of the last 4 years. My homeschooled kid is studying 20th century history this year and I added it to her literature reading list.
How many schooled kids will ever read that type of treatment of the origins of Israel ?
If the movie served only to get more people to read the book that'd be a good thing.