Marjorie Morningstar
by Herman Wouk

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Book Review: A "True" Work.
Summary: 5 Stars

The title character starts off this book at age 17 with the dream of being an actress, much to the dismay of her "orthodox" Jewish parents...who would prefer to see her settle down with a nice Jewish boy and...well, there you go! We see throughout how Marjorie steps outside of the family conventions, simultaneously agonizing and rationalizing along the way.

The ending is not entirely romantic in an escapist sense, but "true". It's true of the social mores of the time period in which this is set, and it's true of the characters themselves. As stated by many other reviewers, it could end no other way.

This book--and any novel--is not and SHOULD NOT BE a lesson in Political Correctness re: women and careers vs. having a family!! Books should be true to the character development, and that's what we see here. If Marjorie Morgenstern had turned out the way she wanted to at 17, that would've been a real tragedy. Read and see!

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