422 reviews for:

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Ernest Hemingway

3.18 AVERAGE

rossiell's review against another edition

2.75

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol

sadie_s8's review against another edition

2.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

zcashman's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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: Yes

evagro's review against another edition

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Honestly, I read it long ago and only vaguely remember it had something to do with Cuba. I'm assuming I probably didn't care for it.

thebookwitch876's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

avamhickey103's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

askxtine's review against another edition

2.5

dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ugh. Excessive use of the N-word and other racial slurs. Super violent.  I'm struggling to find something I liked about this book. I'm sure in 1930 this book was a revelation - fast, dialog heavy writing style, politics of the time, struggles of the poor.   But, ugh. It was ugh from start to finish. Uncomfortable to read for first 2/3rds, then long winded stream of consciousness at the end.  I didn't like a single character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

siriusly_reading's review against another edition

3.5

tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reviews_with_rach's review against another edition

1.0

fast-paced

michelle4's review against another edition

2.0

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Hemingway may not be for me.....he's not hard to read, just terribly unpleasant. I like the way he writes dialogue- not a lot of unnecessary wording. His language is enough to make me cringe- the constant use of the 'n' word- I'm hoping he was going for character authenticity. A depressing book, to be honest...glad it's done.