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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
If I could, I would give chapter 19 five stars. The rest of it is a mess.
I read this because of the film and have never read any hemingway before and am doubtful that I will read anymore after this.
Not really my sort of thing.
Not really my sort of thing.
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
first book in a while. a nice quick one to start. easy read and lightly enjoyable
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
Putosin jossain vaiheessa kärryiltä kun luin väsyneenä mutta loppu oli niin hyvä että se pelasti sit sen mun oman mokan ihan täysin
Not my favorite Hemingway, but still a compelling and beautifully written book. I loved Harry Morgan's character, and only started to dislike the book a little when we began to veer away from him. Richard Gordon? Who cares? I want action and dialogue, not the inner monologue of the rich and dull. I understood the need for including these characters, as hollow as they and their stories are, (it's called To Have and To Have Not, after all), but I felt that Hemingway could have integrated those two worlds more successfully to create a more cohesive work.
So, it was $0.99 and I thought, "OK, I'll give Hemingway one last shot". We'll this one was actually not bad. It had a plot (well for most of the book) and everything. I think I'm starting to figure out his style, but I still don't always get it. Like why would you introduce a whole bunch of new characters whose role is basically to fill time? What's with the affair and the fights between soldiers? It seems like he put it in there as a bridge between scenes when he could have just skipped to the next scene that's actually part of the story.
I haven't completely given up, but we'll see.
I haven't completely given up, but we'll see.
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes