Ordinary Heroes

Some reviewers have debated who would win a Grisham/Turow kick off. Another History Channel buff sounds as though he weighed the story line and found it wanting in the chronology and facts departments. Not to dispute these reviewers in their fields of expertise, won't even go there. But a couple of them may have missed the entire reason it was written. I like this story because it is so very entertaining. I could hardly wait to listen to the next disc because I was wondering, given the known outcome from the beginning of the book, how would it ever arrive by the end? I empathized with this Everyman who wanted to experience combat, and once there, only hoped to be warm just once more before he died. Along the way to Bastogne he meets a man and a woman intrinsic to the story, They kept me guessing to the very end! Ordinary Heroes will stay with me for a long time. When the last disc ended I understood why Turow chose the title. To have called it Extraordinary Heroes may have given too much away.

2,5 Sterne Vielleicht bin ich mit falschen Erwartungen an dieses Buch gegangen, aber die Inhaltsangabe klang verlockend. Ein Sohn entdeckt nach dem Tod seines Vaters 60 Jahre alte Briefe und erkennt, dass sein Vater einige Geheimnisse hatte, die auch seine Familiengeschichte betreffen. Die Geschichte......more

That kind of book which could make you a better person. The characters are firm and have a lot of depth, the plot is a interesting one The story is rough, some pages are hardly readable, but the messages come to you. Do not judge your parents and try, at least, to understand and respect their option......more

This is the first book I've read by Scott Turow and I must admit, I really lucked out. As the story progressed, the momentum continued to build like a snowball going down a hill. There was no putting the book down. I didn't know that anyone could capture my emotions the way he did as I continued to......more

After his father’s death Stewart Dubinsky is compelled to unravel the mystery of his father’s past life as a lieutenant during World War ll. When he was alive his father refused to talk about it. Going against his mother’s wishes, Stewart examines military archives, letters and notes from a memoir h......more

This is my first time to read Scott Turow and I understand that this book is a departure from his normal writing of mystery/thrillers. He has written several nonfiction books including one on the death penalty and another on his first year at Harvard Law School as well as this historical fiction off......more