The Ring by Danielle Steel

The Ring Reviews

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  Ahmad Sharabiani

  The Ring, Danielle Steel
  The Ring, written by Danielle Steel, first published: 1980. During World War II, a young German woman is separated from her family and imprisoned by the Nazis. After being freed, she falls in love with and marries a German officer. However, during the fall of Berlin, her husband is killed and she flees to America carrying their unborn child along with the only connection to her family; her mother's ring.
  تاریخ نخستین خوانش: سال 1994 میلادی
  عنوان: انگشتر؛ نویسنده: دانیل استیل؛ مترجم: فریده تیموری؛ تهران، کوشش، 1372، در 543 ص؛ چاپ دیگر: تهران، رفعت، 1376؛ در 543 ص؛ شابک: 9649076379؛ چاپ دیگر: تهران، سمیر، 1382 ؛ شابک: ایکس - 964655279؛ چاپ چهارم 1384؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان امریکایی - سده 20 م
  در جنگ جهانگیر دوم، «آریانا» یک زن جوان آلمانی، از خانواده اش جدا، و زندانی نازیهاست. او پس از آزاد شدن از زندان، عاشق شده و با یک افسر آلمانی ازدواج میکند. هنگام سقوط «برلین»، شوهرش کشته میشود. او به آمریکا میرود و فرزند متولد نشده ی خود را همراه با حلقه ی مادرش برای حفظ ارتباط با خانواده اش بهمراه میبرد. ا. شربیانی
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  Diane Wallace

  Wonderful read! interesting and engaging storyline.. (paperback!)
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  Ahmad Sharabiani

  عنوان: دیدار؛ نویسنده: دانیل استیل؛ مترجم: مریم بیات؛ تهران، گلشائی؛ 1368، در 574 ص؛
  عنوان اصلی کتاب را نیافتم، برای همین با نسخ دیگر زبانها یکجا ننشسته، اگر برایم بنویسید سپاسگزار میشوم
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  Sasha Dayo

  This was the last bookm I read. It was historical, sad, interesting and touching. The things Ariana went through, she is tough. U learn a lot by the way. I love World War II stories especially from German. It tells the tells of what people went through to be great today. From Kassandra and Walmar, to Ariana, Manfred, Ariana reaching the states, meeting the Leibmans, being mistreated and surviving, her Noel and Tamara. U just put yourself in her shoes and u see that for to fit, u need to be strong. One learns a lot
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  Patrice

  This was recommended by a work colleague back in 1982 and turned me off to Danielle Steele novels ever since.
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  CoCoBug

  I had read this off my grandmother's shelf when I was in high school, and I fell in love with the story. WWII, romance, generational saga - what was not to love? I had forgotten the details a bit, and when searching for some choices for a staff picks display, I ordered it to re-read.
  
  I'm so happy I did. I definitely look at the book a little bit differently now, almost 20 years later. I've read A LOT more WWII fiction, but this is probably one of the books that made me fall in love with the historical genre to begin with. It's gooier than I remember, but many parts of the war, the suffering, and the huge losses the characters endured made me cry as a grown woman with a family of my own.
  
  The books is relatively short, especially considering it spans over 40 years, but with each character and each generation I feel like they are fully fleshed out and we knew each one personally. It shows the hardships that non-Jewish Germans went through that didn't agree with the regime, and how Nazi Germany followed them as a stigma well into the 70's.
  
  There are a lot of coincidences that lead to the end, but with so many refugees coming to America, all through NYC at the time, maybe it's not quite so coincidental. Either way, this is a story I loved, and still love, as a great piece of romantic historical fiction.
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  Irish

  First Danielle Steele book I read. The appearance of the book is so creepy because of small characters and its thickness but the author made the plot good enough to indulge myself into the story.
  
  It has the same story with all the WWII-inspired plots that revolved around loss and hope but Steele created an in-depth plot her work that made my imagination vivid. Her difference however, is the story's numerous twists and turns and sub-stories that revolved around 3 generations of the Van Gotthards covering the pre-war, the war itself and the post-war era but despite the immense narration of it's books, Steele was able to keep its continuity.
  
  What's also great about it that it was easy to understand and I didn't get lost in the middle. Its definitely a good read to a woman because it not only has the usual romance but it also entails fashion and elegance.
  
  In short, a good read. It made me hunger what's going to happen next so I kept on flipping the page until wee hours in the midnight.
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  Bookish Enchantment (Katherine Quirke)

  I didn't think I would enjoy this book as I am not so keen on books set in the 2nd world war. I was incredibly pleasantly surprised. Very enjoyable.
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  Sarah

  I've received many DS books as gifts over the years but this is the first one I've tried to read. I struggled manfully. A google search will render many articles on why DS books are rubbish so I won't go into it too much but, essentially, I found the characters vapid and unsympathetic. There was only one who held some interest and when he was killed off I didn't feel compelled to continue.
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  Monica

  Uno dei migliori romanzi di Danielle Steel, ottima la ricostruzione storica
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  Emiliya Bozhilova

  Имаше едни години, когато щандовете преливаха от всякакви шарени корици и името Даниел Стийл. България беше открила този мастодонт на романтиката, този конвейр за дамски четива с всевъзможни сюжети, някои значително по-глупави от други.
  
  Смях не смях, и баба Даниел си е имала по-добрите писателски моменти в тази специфична пазарна ниша, особено в по-старите и книжки (после го удря съвсем мързеливо през просото).
  
  Германия, навечерието на втората световна война, заварва семейството на общо взето почтен немски бизнесмен все още летящо върху розовите облаци от миналото благоденствие. Дъщерята с поетичнито име Ариана ще се сблъска с нацизма, поражението на Германия, търсенето на ново начало отвъд океана, преследвана от стигмата да е германка.
  
  Имаше даже и сериал, не беше ��ош. Нито една нервна клетка не ми умря по време на прочита преди доста години, та съм запазила приятен спомен от баба Даниел в случая.
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  Tracy

  I used to read this author's books many years ago. last year I was given 3 boxes full of her books which I have been slowly working my way through! I find its very easy to recognise a Danielle steel book and I have to say she always delivers. I thought I had read this book years ago but once I started the book I obviously had forgotten the storyline as it was all new to me. I enjoyed the storyline and it was very easy it to read. the only thing I find is that you tend to know. the outcome way before the end of the Book.
  recommended!
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  Nicky K

  Daniel Steele I know 🙄 BUT this is an incredible story which is partly why it’s in my favourites folder the real reason it’s here is because it is the “first” novel I ever read! This book provided me with my first chaotic reading experience you know the can’t put you down, this is the last page else tomorrow is going to be terrible kind of reads ...... I was at boarding school sitting in the middle of the night in a bathroom because it was the only place there was light 🤣 I was hooked from this book onwards and that’s what makes it very special!
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  Miriam

  Una historia conmovedora, o es mejor decir dos historias conmovedoras, la de Kasandra y la de Ariana, una trama que atrapa, que emociona y que lo lleva al suspenso. Me encantó, tanto, que empiezo a extrañarlo.
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  Peggy Morley

  Ideal stuff from her loved it and enjoy all her books easy reading and after a hard read my guilt pleasure
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  Anagha

  Really good book! Didn’t think I would be into this genre, but the book was surprisingly hard to put down. Made me super emotional, almost started crying in peet’s coffee when I finished it.
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  J Jahir

  
  libro tan fascinante como dramático. me ha gustado porque tiene un trasfondo histórico muy interesante, se ambienta durante la época en la que inicia la segunda guerra mundial en Alemania, dividida en dos arcos interesantes: por un lado tenemos en la primera parte la historia de cassandra, su matrimonio con Walmar y... su doble vida. de 1934 a 1938 si no me equivoco. a partir de ahí continuamos en el segundo libro con Arianna Berlin, la hija de ellos. el libro termina hasta la décadad de entre los 80 y 90. Ariana tiene que sufrir los estragos de este terrible momento mientras buscan una manera de escapar y sobrevivir. pero las cosas no salen bien, y ella sola necesita enfrentarse a pérdidas, llantos, obstáculos inimaginables que la harán cada vez más fuerte. es completamente recomendable, nunca antes había visto una novela contemporánea romántica como sólo danielle Steel sabe hacerlo.
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  Nick Stewart

  If you’re dragging logic, high expectations or a social conscience to Danielle Steel’s sweeping soap opera, then you’re in the wrong pew.
  With the exception of one month in a Nazi prison cell, heroine Ariana rides out WWII Germany comfortably swathed in gowns, jewels (including, of course, the titular ring) and furs. After a while though, Berlin falls and Ariana has to travel a long way to America. Everyone she meets is struck by her stunning beauty and aristocratic airs, including the wealthy Jewish family who takes her into their home (and hearts) after mistaking her for a concentration camp survivor.
  A handful of wild coincidences bring romance, reconciliations and (what else?) the Courage To Love Again. ‘The Ring’ is the paperback equivalent of Kraft Mac & Cheese. Shamelessly enjoyable.
  
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  Jules

  Multiple points of view all tied into one story. Nazi germany and everything happening around it. We read through the point of view of an entire family and it just blows my mind. Great writing.
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  April Chamberlain

  This was the first Danielle Steel book I ever read and changed my reading habits forever. This book is very moving and heart-breaking whilst also showing you that being strong isn't always easy. Could not put this book down
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  Maria

  Read it years ago, and i remember weeping my heart out ! Steel does that to you.. her universality lies in writing about issues which are humanistic and real.
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  Book Madness (Elif Tazegül)

  Bu kadının en sevdiğim kitabıdır. Evet, ben de bir zamanlar aşk romanları okuyordum. Steel de benim en sevdiğim yazardı. Yüzük çok duygusal bir kitaptır, dikkat. Ağlatabilir.
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  Anne Hendricks

  It is a very typical formula as her other books are. Germany, a family divided, and it has a somewhat happy ending. I always enjoy her books, her early ones or her later ones. Steel's a good author
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  Shelley Alongi

  I read this book probably 30 years ago. Almost as much time has passed since she wrote the book as she covered in the book. So 40 years covered in the book and it's been about 40 years since she wrote this book. I read it a second time in college, so this will be the third time that I've read it. My response to the book the third time through was much different than it was the first two times. The first time I thought it was a really good read. Between the first and third reads I've read more history about the Third Reich. I'm not sure I agree with some of the things that happened although truth is stranger than fiction. I think that Captain Rheinhardt would have raped Ariana if it was real life but who am I to say. This is a made up story but there's a lot that went on there that we probably don't know about so it could fit within the realm of possibility. It just didn't seem as if it would fit within the realm of possibility. I don't even know that I making sense however reading the book a third time through I found it kind of dated. I think it was dated because some of the scenes seemed to be kind of stereotyped, as in for instance when the two servants betray Gerhardt when Aryana's unwillingness to let them see him tips them off to something amiss. I kept thinking that boy was 16 years old. He would have been required to be in the Hitler Youth and that was never mentioned. His unwillingness to go into the Army and the admonition to pretend enthusiasm makes sense but it doesn't come off as very natural. Maybe what I'm thinking is that the book just seems to be very American. The dialogue between the Germans didn't always seem natural. They weren't saying OK things like that it just seemed American. And there was a lot of teasing that went on and I don't know that that's part of European culture so much as it is American. This opinion is expressed after 30 years of not reading the book in 30 years of reading other things. Saying all that I think this is one of the better Danielle Steele books. I'm not so convince that the story would've ended the way it did. I don't know too many war refugees. But, really, what is the likelyhood of the son of the German officer Montrate von Trip who was killed defending the Reichstag and who was the good guy would meet up with the daughter of the American Jewish lawyer who rescued Ariana and gave her a start in life even if he did leave her because he was bitter. I guess you need to read this book to figure out what all that means. In all of the combinations of the people who would live in New York City that you could meet I can't see that happening. I can see the love affair between Ariana and Max although starting that in the time of war and continuing it in the states seemed more likely than the meaning and marriage of the two children. I like the beginning I have to admit I like the walking in the park in the description of the castles but I'm just not convinced of the plot. I know that's a tired review because she's made lots of money off this book and somebody liked it. I liked it when I first read it. I'm not so convinced I like the third time through. But maybe that's just a change of perspective. I've read a lot of history about the Third Reich and culture. I think if I had known all that thirty years ago I wouldn't have liked the book. Who's to say. I might read it a fourth time and like it. Anyway that's my review of The Ring. I have been wanting to read this for about a year and I finally found it and I gave it a shot. I also think I look at this differently now because I write my own novels now. I do give her credit for her work or whoever did it because there were some things that were true to description. The really interesting part is the sun returning to what was at the time West Germany and now the countries united so maybe that is another reason why it seemed dated. I know we read classic literature but somehow classic literature doesn't seem dated. Maybe The Ring didn't age gracefully.
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  Katarina

  Well, this was my second reading of this novel. First I read it in high school and it was amazing. Strong characters, hard times, love - I really loved it. But it's a little different now, when I'm older.
  
  First of all, the main character doesn't seem to face THAT much of unbearable things during the story. Well, yes, she lost her family, her house, her peaceful life... But a lot of people had much more to tell about war. Ariana was lucky enough to always find someone to protect her, someone she could rely on. And though I'm really fond of her strength, I still could't stop my thoughts about thousands of people dead or damaged beyond death during that terrible war.
  
  And, suddenly (because I don't remember feeling this way from my first reading), I felt very sorry for Paul... He was a good guy! But life was not very kind to him.
  
  Still my favourite part is after-prison period. Yes, I love good romance )) Can't do anything to that.
  
  So, would I recommend this novel to my friends? Yes! Definitely! Despite those small spots in the story, you will get a lot of emotions, passion, worries and even tears while reading it.
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  Tiny Shen 沈帝妮

  The Ring - Danielle Steel 🌟🌟🌟
  
  Baru bab pertama udah sebel dengan Kassandra. Super egois dan ga mikirin keluarganya. Bersedih untuk Walmar, suami yang baik dan ayah panutan. Rela melakukan apa saja demi anak-anaknya. 😭
  
  Ariana von Gotthard ditangkap oleh The Reich dan menunggu ayahnya kembali setelah "mengantarkan" adik laki-lakinya keluar Jerman. Apa daya Walmar tidak kembali dan tak ada kabar berita.
  
  Ariana beruntung bertemu perwira Nazi baik hati, Manfred van Tripp. Meski akhirnya Jerman kalah dan nasib Ariana terkatung-katung lagi.
  
  Ariana ini memang nasibnya baik (sudah berapa kata baik dalam satu review 😂), hoki dah. Cuma jika dibandingkan dengan Zoya, penderitaan Ariana blm ada apa-apanya. Tapi tetep sih ceritanya menarik dan bikin bengek.
  
  Oh Walmar. Oh Gerhard. Oh Manfred. 😭
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  Frank Settineri

  This novel exposes another side of Nazi Germany, that is how brutal the Nazi's were to anyone who did not follow their demands. The Nazi's would commandeer a home, turn it into a headquarters and brothel, and dispose of its inhabitants. This story depicts the horrendous manner in which a young girl was thrown into a prison camp after her father was murdered, her escape and involuntary involvement with the regime. As with all Danielle Steel books I have read, this one has a pleasant ending, which is not such a bad thing. The bottom line is that it depicts the atrocities of an atrocious movement that is eye opening.
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  Avalon

  Ariana lives with her father and brother after the death of her mother in Berlin. At the beginning of the war her brother Gerrard is being called up to join the Nazis so her father makes plans to take him across the border at night then to come back for his daughter but on the way back he is shot
  Ariana is imprisoned, is rescued, and falls on love with the man keeping her safe. Will she be able to have a normal life and will she manage to find her brother?? This book will stay with you long after you turn the last page. I have read this book three times over 40 years. It's now a movie that is also worth watching.