Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

65 reviews

molly_hibs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Was bored for most of the book, but enjoyed the second half. The comparison of the group to bulls is interesting, as are all the foil comparisons of characters. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Alcoholism, and Animal death

lay_kone's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Bullying, Cursing, and Racism

bendi's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism and Racism

renicula's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual content, War, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Addiction

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

panyasan's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Alcoholism and Antisemitism

skychaos's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

This book lingers on and is dreadfully slow paced.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Racism

addimop's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Its Hemingway ofc its 5 stars. His writing is so clear you do really feel like you are watching it all unfold in front of you. depressing/existential read  

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism

rzh's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, and Animal death

seanml's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

"The Sun Also Rises" defined the Lost Generation, and it certainly feels lost. It's very reminiscent of the very household name The Great Gatsby, published only a year earlier. We follow a group of affluent white folk who live in a world feeling jaded. They hope that each new day will be better, but their freedom brings them to poor conclusions. The characters are put in situations where they don't HAVE to do the right thing, and so each decision is just a little selfish. Usually not grossly so: they're all human, and we would act the same. But these little building disagreements, without distraction, gradually build into conflict. I like our protagonist well enough. I like Bill. I want to like Brett, I want to like Robert, and Mike, and Romero. In the end there's no reason to dislike them either. They're all lost and hurt people, formed by circumstance.
P.S.: There is a single page where the n-word is uttered casually something like 15 times. It doesn't seem malicious, but it's flagrant. Just be aware that if you read this book about problematic people, understand that the author also was a problematic person in a lost world. 8.5/10.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Death, Stalking, Cursing, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Infertility, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, War, Violence, and Vomit

ezulc's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death, Blood, and Antisemitism

Minor: Racism, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Racial slurs