Trinity

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Summary: Explains the ingrained religious bigotry in N.Ireland
Review: Tough to get into but Uris vividly conveys the irrational suspicion and hatred that exists in the North of Ireland. Many of the characters in the novel are profiles of existing or deceased individuals in Irish life i.e. (Rev. Oliver Cromwell McIvor = Ian Paisley). Trinity means that while Catholics & Protestants remain in conflict then the established power structure will never change. I felt Uris did a great job with the main message but strayed a bit from his integrity by writing the ending for the movie rights ---- which for some strange reason never materialized???

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Summary: Wonderful, Wonderful book.
Review: God. I thought Irish history was boring and actually thought that the British should have kept Ireland before I read this. Was I ever wrong. This books tells a powerful and touching story of the Irish people's struggle and exposes the vicios cruelty of the British aristocracy. It's hard to get into, but once you do, you can't stop. This is my second Uris book, and it made me want to read even more books by this brilliant author. You MUST read this.

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Summary: Got my Eire blood going!
Review: I just finished reading it yesterday, sigh! It was a very long book. The beginning was at first easy and then hard to get into. After a few chapters I was married to the book until I finished it. As an American with Irish blood I am totally niave of my heritage. The fact and fiction of the book brought insight as to the plight of my ansestors. It also shed light on human nature and its flaws. All through the book I asked myself "How can people act this way?" The reality of the book is shocking and demands a moral reaction from the reader.

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Summary: Pretty boring, but educational.
Review: This book was dull, in my opinion, because it gave too many descriptions of things I found uninteresting, such as shipbuilding. The storyline was scattered throughout the novel, amidst a lot of detail about Irish/Catholic history. The plot itself was somewhat interesting and the characters were endearing, but I wouldn't recommend this book too highly. Indeed, I read the whole 800-odd pages only because it was a school assignment; if it had not been, I would have stopped reading before the third chapter.

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Summary: A work of art!
Review: I found this to be one of the best books I have ever read. Although difficult to get into, once over the hump, I couldn't put it down. With the strength of the characters, one quickly becomes involved and engrossed in the plot. Not knowing much of Irish history and the plight of its Catholic people, the Larkin family moves you through enough fiction based on fact to bring you up to date. I was nothing but disappointed when this book ended because it was so exciting to read! This book is indeed an investment because once you're in, you're in. Little else can be thought about until you read the book from cover to cover. We should have more Thomas Larkins in the world. I walked away learning much about human nature as well as the fact that history does repeat itself.

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Summary: loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I'm only 14 years old, my Algebra teacher said that this was his favorite book. I read it and fell in love with all the characters. It take me more than a few pages to get into it, but once I got into it I couldn't put it down.

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Summary: I felt like I was back in the old country
Review: I read this book while out on back surgery. I was born and raised in Derry, and felt that after reading this book Leon Uris must have been following my father, his father, and myself. The book and descriptions in it of the way of life are flawless, from describing the ways of the lifelong bachelors and spinsters, to the harsh reality that was the North. I recommend this as a fantastic read, especially for those Americans that like to claim to be Irish but do not know where they came from. This book will give you a great idea.

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Summary: Great book for Irish-Americans interested in their heritage.
Review: If you know nothing about Irish history, but are anxious to learn, this is the book for you. If you know Irish history fairly well, this book might be a bit simplistic.

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Summary: I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER READ A BETTER BOOK
Review: I FOUND THIS BOOK ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO, VERY OLD AND VERY AGED. I DON'T EVEN LIKE TO READ AND WHEN I BEGAN THIS BOOK I JUST COULD'NT PUT IT DOWN. WHEN I FINISHED IT I IMMIDIETELY WENT OUT TO GET ANOTHER URIS BOOK. I FOUND REDEMPTION AND FLT THAT IT WAS JUST AS GREAT.

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Summary: Condescending "blarney" of the first degree
Review: The popularity of Leon Uris shouldn't surprise me, but his truly awful writing style was a shock and I found this book nearly unreadable. His condescending depiction and blatant stereotyping of the post-famine Irish is insulting and childish. He uses details that can be gathered from any schoolboy's history of Ireland to prove his "expertise" on the subject matter, and flavors his characters dialogue with phrases that no self-respecting Irishmen ever spoke - to give you a taste of his style, he uses the descriptor "wee" dozens of times in just the first 20 pages of the book. Compared to a masterwork like "Angela's Ashes," this is little more than a Jackie Collins-style novelization of the history of Ireland.