Pearl Harbor

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Summary: Very Good!!!!!!
Review: I Think it was i great movie and i bet the book is better because the book is always better then the movie!!!!

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Summary: Hello!!!
Review: I was surprised to find so many reviewers panning this "novel" for being "historically inaccurate." Hello!!! It does not claim to be a documentary on the war - that has been done, as we all know. This is a piece of FICTION Guys, so enjoy it for what it is. Yes, a "sloppy melodrama," and a very good one at that!! I loved the characters and the love story, set against one of the most beautiful backdrops on earth. Each character had depth and meaning, and I felt as if I really got to know them personnally. If you are looking for "historical accuracies" on the bombing of Pearl Harbor, read some of the good NON-FICTION on the subject.

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Summary: Great screen-play!
Review: Most people don't know this, but the book, "Pearl Harbor," by Randall Wallace was the original screen-play of the motion picture. Needless to say, it's not just any old novelization--It's the original! If you liked the movie, you owe it to yourself to sit down with this book and read it. Wallace's writing style makes the story very rivetting and keeps the reader in constant anticipation.

Some people say the love story was a bit excessive and far-fetched. I agree. However, it does not take away from the extravagancy of the story of the bombing of Pearl.

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Summary: Good, Not Great
Review: OK, I just finished listening to the audio version, and I will say this: "Pearl Harbor" is not bad. But there's nothing great about it either.

It is a love story set, obviously, at the dawn of America's entry into WW II. But it also the story of two best friends who get separated when one volunteers to help the British fight the Germans. The remaining friend and the girlfriend then strike up their own friendship, which becomes complicated when the volunteer returns to the US. When he finds out what's gone on, well...let's just say the war isn't the only fighting that occurs! And, oh yeah, right about this time the Japanese decide to attack the US, further complicating matters for the trio!

Overall, this was a decent book. However, I have read a few other historical fiction works recently ("The Gates of Fire," "Rise to Rebellion"), and there is a definite drop-off in quality between those works and this one. Again, "Pearl Harbor" isn't bad, but I was left with the feeling that it could have been much better.

Three stars.

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Summary: "December 7, 1941-A Date Which Will Live In Infamy..."
Review: PEARL HARBOR is a truly remarkable novel! It makes you feel the pains, the emotions, and the sadness of that terrible day when our nation went from peace time to war time. It is also more historically accurate than the film version, even though the film is still the best film of 2001. An exceptional read! Almost ranks up there with the Shaaras' Civil War Novels (THE KILLER ANGELS, GODS AND GENERALS, THE LAST FULL MEASURE, and GONE FOR SOLDIERS). You won't be disappointed! Grade: A+

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Summary: ummmmmmmm.... just read it
Review: people say its not as good because the movie relied on sound effects, but it describes more, and is a lot easier to understand. they described how people felt and they also made sure people understood the feelings... not even the movie did that. i personally would go for the movie only because it has Josh Hartnett in it, but if it didnt i would definatley go for the book.

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Summary: Pearl Harbor
Review: Randall Wallace's book Pearl Harbor is a beautiful and touching story of love and war.

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Summary: Peal Harbor
Review: The book Peal Harbor is a great Inspirational and meaningful story that I've ever read in which the story touched me deeply. It is a story that follows Rafe and Danny from their child hood in Tennessee through there courageous battles. The suspense of the story is unbelievable. Rafe has trouble reading and spelling but the bond between the tows of them prevails over all. Later in the story Rafe goes to war will he make it out alive or will the battle over seas take his life? This book is also an action filled story, from the battles over sea, to the dreadful battle in our very own Pearl Harbor, and the bombing over Japan. This is a great book that teaches you how war can effect you and what it does to people in war or some how connected to it. This is the best historical fiction book that I've ever read.

By: Chris M.

Rating:
Summary: such a great book!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: The only think that I want to say is that if you want to buy a book of Pearl Harbor, buy this one. I loved it.

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Rating:
Summary: such a great book!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: The only think that I want to say is that if you want to buy a book of Pearl Harbor, buy this one. I loved it.

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