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Summary: A brilliant classics
Review: hey verywon i have read this book and i thinks itds fantastic.specially the characters.'an one more good thing is that itn is`nt to long so it dosent take so much time to read. Thi is a book you must read is the best.
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Summary: A Rich, Briliant, and Completely Satisfying Novel
Review: I read this book for an assingnment and wasn't looking too forward to it. Once I got into it, I couldn't put it down. It was extremely well-written and had excellent characterization. I am a movie buff and I pictured this book perfectly as a movie. I especially love the characters (particularly the Nazis). The scene where Lt. Tonder begins to go insane is truly brilliant. I highly recommend this novel for everyone who is interested in WWII, loves books, or loves movies.
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Summary: If something could happen it will in a worsest way
Review: I've read this book about three years ago, but still want to have a chance to read again, this seems to me an extraordinary book with simple terms, i agree with an author that war never makes peace, even if you try to be nice with a persons who you ocupaid.P.s I'm sorry for my english, if somethings wrong :)
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Summary: "Steinbeck portrays the spiritual darkness of the Nazis"
Review: The Moon Is Down The Moon Is Down, a novel by John Steinbeck, represents the principles of democracy and how the worth of an individual will always out-weigh conquering forces, not to mention, the strength of individuals working together as a group to fight for a common cause--freedom. The setting for this book--which is a small, nameless town in a country like Norway during World War II under Nazi occupation--provides the perfect framework by which the characters demonstrate how they, individually and collectively, can overcome the forces trying to overpower their strong belief in freedom. This can be seen, for instance, by the ability of one person, a woman, to throw boiling water onto a Nazi soldier when she finds him and several fellow soldiers scoping out a house, or by several of these people banding together to destroy sections of train tracks being built by the Nazis in order to slow down German transportation. No matter what, Steinbeck's intent is to provide readers with a clear understanding of how quickly freedom can be lost and what resistance is all about as the people of one town come together and try to regain their freedom. The Moon is Down, the title of this novel, plays a significant role in the story. This title comes from the beginning of act 2 of Macbeth, a play by Shakespeare: "How goes the night boy?" Fleance replies "The moon is down, I have not heard the clock"(Introduction ix). By this, Fleance is implying that an evil is to come, and the moon is down means that there is no light. By the use or this title "Steinbeck's allusion suggests that the Nazis had brought similar spiritual darkness to Europe"(Introduction ix). In a surprising beginning, Steinbeck quickly establishes a setting by which one town loses its freedom in what seems like an instant. An invading force overtakes the town easily since no one who is able to protect the town is present, allowing for soldiers to come in and establish a dominant position. The author alludes to the fact that someone of the town has made this possible. "On this Sunday morning the postman and the policeman had gone fishing in the boat of Mr. Corell, the popular storekeeper. He had lent them this trim sailboat for the day... The local troops, all twelve of them, had been away, too, on this Sunday morning, for Mr. Corell, the popular storekeeper, had donated lunch, targets, cartridges, and prizes for a shooting-competition to take place six miles back in the hills..." Initially, the town has no response, having been shocked by the operation and placed under submission. The town's people take a withdrawn, quiet stance, almost as if resigned. However, underlying this passive response, their feelings are building to anger and rebellion. Take for instance, Annie, the mayor's cook, who throws boiling water upon a soldier who has been peering at her through the porch window, while the Nazi commander Colonel Lanser is at the Mayor's house. Upon hearing about the commotion, Col. Lanser demands of the Mayor, "'Have you no control over your servants, sir?' Mayor Orden smiled. 'Very little,' he said. 'She's a good cook when she's happy.'" As the story unfolds, more and more town's people begin to take small and larger actions against their invaders, without resorting ever to open rebellion. This town in Norway has been occupied under seemingly "friendly" conditions, but the reality is nothing but hostile. Even though the Nazis have conquered this peaceful little town, there manner, although appearing hostile and cruel, is still human. John Steinbeck does not portray the Nazis as mad, abusive people who take joy in their work, but as people who are not accustomed to war and all that goes with it. He does, through many accounts in the story, show the reader they they do have compassionate feeling of their own. For instance, "Captain Bentick was a family man, lover of dogs and pink children, and Christmas" (P. 20). So one can see that even though these Nazis have conquered there people, the feelings that they hold are still compassionate and in fact, they are just doing there job. At the end of the novel, Mayor Orden is killed. He was a conniving mayor in the aspect that he did not help the people of this town, nor did he support or help the Nazis. Although the mayor was killed by the Nazis, it was with the help of the people. He did not show loyalty to either side and appeared to be in it for himself. He did this to declare neutrality and withdraw himself from the Nazis, and in the end effect, withdrew himself from war altogether. When a stand is not taken by the leader, it can be severely detrimental to the feeling of freedom, and the spirit of rebellion. Mayor Orden tried to be dishonest to both sides; he tried to play both sides of the war, and ended up hurting himself more than anyone. He was a coward, more concerned about himself than the welfare of the people. Democracy is a system by which people can elect a leader, not a ruler, to state, and carry out the rights and opinions of the people. When this right to democracy is broken, the sense of freedom dies with it. People begin to become demanding of that freedom and democracy and will start doing anything to get it back. Rebellion is the feeling of an important thing taken away from one or many people and those people feeling like they have to have it back. This book was written to demonstrate the principles of freedom and democracy, and show how one town will fight to get that freedom back during the darkest of times.
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Summary: This book is a great account of war on a personal level
Review: I was assigned to read this book for school and, at first glance, I didn't think it looked very interesting. Then as I started to get into it, I couldn't put it down. However, like most Steinback novels, I was not attatched to the characters which is something I didn't like. But all in all it was quality.
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Summary: The Moon might be Down but the book is still great
Review: When reading the book The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck I found that I enjoyed how Steinbeck would change scenes in the middle of the story. He explained his eharacters well, he made his characters come to life. His characters really shined when it came to dealing with the war and what was going on at that time in the small town that the book takes place, I would recommend this book to anyone, it is not hard reading, it just takes a little persistence in understanding the scene changes and the character devolpment.
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Summary: The time of evil spirits coming into this small town
Review: This describes an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe.
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Summary: This really is a great book
Review: I have not finished it yet but if there is one thing I must say it is that the characters are great. The book is not too long, but more importantly the characters are great.
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Summary: A must-read -- A classic that remains vital and compelling.
Review: This is one of the books you should put on your top ten "if ever stranded on a desert island" list. It is beautifully written, with unforgetable characters and a truth that that years have not dimmed. While Steinbeck is best known for Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, this is, in fact, one of his truth masterpieces. Buy, read, cherish. Reread
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Summary: A compelling story of victory in the face of defeat
Review: A wonderful story that demonstrates how one town fought back the only way they knew how when an opposing army overtook them. The characters are all fully drawn, the protagonists and antagonists are all very human. The language is beautiful. Read the first page aloud to hear the poetry. An often missed classic
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