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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Many remorseless racial slurs, as it is from 1937. Blurs the line of what the author believes versus the character. Fascinating book, as it feels like you are reading a piece of history. Beautiful depictions of life on the water. Informative about boats’ anatomy, as much of the scene building uses it. Story is told straight up, harshly realistic thought-processes, that feel human whilst also feeling very different from my own. Written as though it captures a-day-in-the-life. Story elements can be confusing. Rely on subtle context clues and your own intuition often. The title of the book serves as a theme to be reflected on throughout the book.
It's more 1 1/2 than one star. For me, it already didn't start out strong. It felt like Tony Montana sat low in his armchair right across from me, with a glass of whiskey in his hand and is telling me a story, that I don't want to hear, just because I asked him a simple question. I don't know if someone understands, what I mean by that, but that is how I feel. I think, if you liked "Scarface", or similar movies and books, you will probably like this one, but for both things, I feel the same: Hated, or had no strong feeling for the beginning, the middle was too long, sort of liked the almost ending and the ending itself was so boring, that I just wasn't paying attention anymore. And also the book was too macho for me to enjoy it. Especially the women's perspectives were not bearable.
I was happy when it ended, and I have to take a long break, before reading another of Hemingways novels, if I will even be able to bring myself to do it.
I was happy when it ended, and I have to take a long break, before reading another of Hemingways novels, if I will even be able to bring myself to do it.
Hemingway is so good at making me feel like he's touched something deeply hard and human with his characters, and he does so here. But this is a fine mess.
adventurous
sad
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Everything will be awfully jolly in the morning...
The story is told from different characters’ perspective, but the main focus is on Harry Morgan, owner of a fishing boat who out of desperation does unlawful jobs for questionable individuals.
The story is told from different characters’ perspective, but the main focus is on Harry Morgan, owner of a fishing boat who out of desperation does unlawful jobs for questionable individuals.
slow-paced
Ernest Hemingway’s “To Have and Have Not” benefits from the author’s authentic portrayal of Key West and Cuba, as well as the many literary techniques deployed. Perspectives shift, writing styles alter and Hemingway switches from first to third person partially through. However, there is something fundamentally disjointed here, as if the author was writing this novel on a whim. Protagonist Harry Morgan is almost completely absent from the final stretch, while the characters who replace him are not nearly as interesting. An interesting perspective on solitude, Hemingway’s novel will make for an interesting read, although it is flawed to the detriment of its narrative.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes