Also, from what I understand, there's a lack of punctuation in the original which is apparently annoying, but I didn't rI'd wanted to read this for some time, but I've never actually seen a copy in the UK, and also there are three different versions of it out there, making it difficult to decide which to read. I'll never give up on you. There are three editions. Have faith in me and we will see it through. It's about 1000 pages. Decided to go with this new "definitive" version as an eBook as this is a seriously weighty tome of over 1000 pages, and I thought it would be easier than lugging the actual thing around. When Dave is driving Bama home from the hospital, he gets out of the car and Bama slides over to the driver's seat. I enjoyed it, despite the structural flaws.Great book, James Jones is one of the best U.S.A. authors but also and the underrated!! Psychology and the relations between men and women are very much at the center of the book and the battle of the sexes from this vantage point is pretty quaint. Published Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of He is a novelist struggling with his process. Tracklist Hide Credits. 22 May 2010 | claudio_carvalho

I did enjoy the characters and historical part though!Quite long, he really goes into character development. Ambitious but flawed novel published in 1957 but written about the after WWII period and ends at the Korean Conflict. And most of all that people—and their institutions—were not nearly so important to the Universe as people and their institutions tried so mightily to have believed.” Some come running - just turn and walk away. A sprawling rambling novel that explores a few themes but even though it can be very melodramatic is one of the most human novels I've read. Jim Capaldi ‎– Some Come Running Label: Island Records ‎– 91024-1, Island Records ‎– 7 91024-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1988 Genre: Rock. !I chose this book because of the movie, starring Frank Sinatra as Dave Hirsh, Dean Martin as 'Bama Dillert, and Shirley MacLaine as Ginnie Moorehead. He meets and befriends various different characters and tries to figure out what to do with his life. Just not my genre. His other works include Some Came Running, The Pistol, Go to the Widow-Maker, The Ice-Cream Headache and Other Stories, The Merry Month of May, A Touch of Danger, Whistle, and To the End of the War—a book of previously unpublished fiction. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. The third edition was revised by James Jones' daughter and, according to her, is the definitive edition that is closer to the novel her father wanted to write. This was the book that didn't end. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Long out of print, I found some copies on half.com and ordered one up, only to find, upon its arrival in the mail, that I'd ordered the abridged version.

Yes, I think it was unnecessarily looooong, but now that it's over, I'm reading James Jones other novel "From Here to Eternity" that's almost just as long. Using the fictional town of Parkman, Illinois as a backdrop, Jones takes the reader deep into the Psyche of of the townspeople, returning GI's and civilians alike, showing the trauma of readjustment as well as the social changes happening in post war U.S. A very long and at times dark story, the book nonetheless is In "Some Came Running" James Jones, author of "From Here to Eternity", takes a seemingly personal and at times depressing look at the dark side of veterans returning home after WWII. Sorry.Just didn't like it. I do recommend this book, and will probably read From Here To Eternity. thanks Kindle Unlimited!I really enjoyed this book, though he does get long winded at times and the conversations or thoughts are not interesting.