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antananarywa's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Violence and War
aeudaimonia's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a great book, really well written, and unfortunately not at all to my taste. Decided to give Hemingway another chance with this one (hated The Old Man and the Sea when I read it in high school, but loved For Whom the Bell Tolls). It's not that The Sun Also Rises fell flat for me necessarily; the characters are for the most part 3-dimensional and subtle, and the story, though verging on "no plot, just vibes," serves the characters and themes perfectly well. But the plot is so dependent on the characters, and the characters are so unlikeable, that reading the book became my least favorite chore - though less than 200 pages it took me over three weeks to finish. I'll probably come back to the book in a few years or so, and reread The Old Man as well; maybe I'll see them though new eyes. But for now I am so, so relieved to be done.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Homophobia and Violence
kendramichele's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
Hemingway is very good at what he's trying to do, capturing a generation dealing with the aftermath of a world war, characters isolating and intersecting, drifting towards some semblance of possibility and authenticity. His writing is incredibly distinctive. I just couldn't connect with the sparse, repetitive style. It isn't that I was expecting an action-packed read, or that I generally dislike novels that are more slow-paced; there's something deeply human to the aimlessness of these characters, yet it failed to deeply engage me.
Sometimes books resonate, sometimes they don't, and for me this one simply didn't.
Sometimes books resonate, sometimes they don't, and for me this one simply didn't.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism, Violence, and Homophobia
brittishrcoming's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Antisemitism, and Alcohol
lauramcc7's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Animal death, and Alcoholism
lilac_rose's review against another edition
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Sexism and Alcoholism
abe26's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
leseine's review against another edition
4.0
No plot just vibes is the motto of hemingway. nothing happens, it's just kind of a vibe. I like this one slightly more than a farewell to arms, less of a note on the romance aspect and more about the men. I think hemingway should just stop trying to write women, idk he writes male relationships just fine, they're interesting and I care about them but the women in his books are just poorly done. they're cool but you can tell he doesn't really care for them. liked all of the characters though. definitely on the antisemitic side which i didn't notice too much in afta so it was a bit jarring. maybe we just write about men and leave the bigotry out H? can we do that buddy?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism
abfark's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I love Hemingway’s descriptions of travel and the relaxing tone he can hit, but I found every last person in the book to be insufferable, especially once the antisemitism really got going when they got to Spain.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism and Racial slurs
Minor: Racism
There is usage of the N-slur, the K-slur, and a mention of anti-Catholic sentiment with a joke about wanting to join the KKK.magdarlin98's review against another edition
medium-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? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Cursing, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs