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Journey
by James A Michener
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Thorndike Press (1990)
ISBN: 0896219356
EAN: 9780896219359
Unknown Binding: 353 pages
Edition: Thorndike Press large print ed
SKU: 24133
Condition: Like New
Comments: SOFTBACK BOOK. LARGE PRINT BOOK! THE UNABRIDGED 1ST EDITION. Thorndike, 1990. SOFTCOVER BOOK and pages are IN FINE CONDITION! Rapid shipping w/FREE tracking, AIR MAIL.
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Product Description
In an absorbing historical novel, five men who brave the frozen Canadian wilderness during the Klondike gold rush of 1897, risking everything to fulfill their dreams. A highly readable drama filled with the blend of fact and fiction that is Michener's trademark.((Random House--Fiction-Historical)
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Journey
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-09-29
It is too early for a review as I have not read the book yet.
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Journey. Michener.
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-10-02
Perusing books in a second hand store I came upon Michener's Journey and remembered how much I enjoyed it. Very little of my reading these days is popular fiction, but ten and more years ago things were different. A few such books stand out in my memory, books that were pleasantly consumed in poolside chairs during family mini-vacations. The context of my reading this book could hardly be more dissimilar to the often severe conditions described in `Journey'!
Most of Michener's books are of the thousand-page variety, by comparison to which Journey is rather brief. For the reader that hasn't read any of Michener's works of `historical fiction,' I suggest that this atypical volume is a non-daunting and rewarding place to start. The obvious follow up being `Alaska' (it was for me).
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Maybe a good introduction to Michener, maybe not.
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-06-13
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I found this to be a good story, and it's definitely one of Michener's shorter titles. Unlike most other Michener books which take a locale or topic and follows it through generations and eras, this takes one group of folks on an expedition during the Gold Rush and sticks with it cover to cover. It might be a good introduction to Michener in the sense that it's a shorter read. On the other hand it's a bit different than the approach Michener usually takes, so I can't say that it's a great representative for Michener's status quo. I do think there is a bottom line of... If you like the story, you'll probably enjoy other Michener titles as well. For those already familiar with Michener, this is one that you won't want to miss.
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History Lessons
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-05-13
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Although I have not read all of James Michener's books, the ones I have read were very good reading and helped me to remember history.
Most people have had at least one teacher in their past that stood out from the others. I had a couple, but the one I will never forget was my history teacher, Mrs. Murray. She had a way of telling a story about historical events. Even now, thirty years later, I still recall her with fond memories. She taught like Michener writes.
I do have to admit though, that the first few chapters are at times hard to get through, but once you do, you're in for a good story.
Diane & Greg Haugen
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Not so satisfying
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-02-06
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
My copy of Michener's Journey has a blurb on the back calling it his best novel ever. Well, you shouldn't always trust blurbs, and you shouldn't trust this one. I am a Michener fan, and I have enjoyed many of his books, but this novel attains neither the depth of The Source, nor the sweeping nature of Hawaii nor the eloquence of Tales of the South Pacific. Journey is not a bad book. It's just not his best.
In fact, Journey is a reworking of a portion of Michener's book Alaska, which was threatening to go over the 1000-page limit. As Journey's entire story actually occurs outside of Alaska, it was a logical excision.
The story starts with a news event reaching the world: that a ton of gold has been "harvested" out of the Klondike. Michener does well at the book's opening and his description of how people around the planet react. He's also excellent with much of the preparation for the journey - and, of course, his descriptions of nature.
The characters, however, do not function as well. Although a reader might consider it all too realistic (unfortunately) that a man with a title is permitted to make decisions that are downright foolish, what strikes me as unrealistic is the lack of rebellion against the leader. Everyone is too calm - perhaps Michener meant for them to all remain dim-wittedly dignified - but lives were being wasted. Even the protagonist's realization of his foolhardiness at the end seems insufficient for the magnitude of his errors. Perhaps this is what Michener intended, because, this is what happens all too frequently in real life - but as a novel it is not as satisfying.
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