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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Absolutely understand why this is a classic and the symbolism in it is wild. Hemingway is obviously one of the most talented writers of his generation and has such a unique and cutting style. Nothing but admiration. Unfortunately, I did find it a bit of a slog to get through. Underdeveloped and shallow characters also detracted from the experience. Also just one of those instances where I remember how hard it is to be someone that loves classic lit but is also a feminist.
Farewell To Arms
“I went to the beach and ate ice cream and had good fun!”
A quote from Ernest Hemingway’s ‘A Farewell To Arms’?? No, it was me in second grade, but it could have been such is the styling of Hemingway’s writing. I counted 42 (ands) on the first page and a half. A story written from events in his life as I re-read this book I figured out when and how drunk Hemingway was in regard to content written. He must have been sober when he wrote…..
‘……I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious, and sacrifice and the expression in vain. We had heard them, sometimes standing in the rain almost out of earshot, so that only the shouted words came through, and had read them, on proclamations that were slapped up by billposters over other proclamations, now for a long time, and I had seen nothing sacred, and the things that were glorious had no glory and the sacrifices were like the stockyards at Chicago if nothing was done with the meat except to bury it. There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Certain numbers were the same way and certain dates and these with the names of the places were all you could say and have them mean anything. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers and the numbers of regiments and the dates.’
Then in between these passages of brilliance, you would get a conversation between him and Catherine that made me want to hurl the book as far as possible…
“Why?” I was sleepy. Outside the rain was falling steadily.
“I don’t know, darling. I’ve always been afraid of the rain.”
“I like it.”
“I like to walk in it. But it’s very hard on loving.”
“I’ll love you always.”
“I‘ll love you in the rain and in the snow and in the hail and — what else is there?”
“I don’t know. I guess I’m sleepy.”
“Go to sleep, darling, and I’ll love you no matter how it is.”
…… and on and on and on they go. (Mimic bang head on the counter).
“I went to the beach and ate ice cream and had good fun!”
A quote from Ernest Hemingway’s ‘A Farewell To Arms’?? No, it was me in second grade, but it could have been such is the styling of Hemingway’s writing. I counted 42 (ands) on the first page and a half. A story written from events in his life as I re-read this book I figured out when and how drunk Hemingway was in regard to content written. He must have been sober when he wrote…..
‘……I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious, and sacrifice and the expression in vain. We had heard them, sometimes standing in the rain almost out of earshot, so that only the shouted words came through, and had read them, on proclamations that were slapped up by billposters over other proclamations, now for a long time, and I had seen nothing sacred, and the things that were glorious had no glory and the sacrifices were like the stockyards at Chicago if nothing was done with the meat except to bury it. There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Certain numbers were the same way and certain dates and these with the names of the places were all you could say and have them mean anything. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers and the numbers of regiments and the dates.’
Then in between these passages of brilliance, you would get a conversation between him and Catherine that made me want to hurl the book as far as possible…
“Why?” I was sleepy. Outside the rain was falling steadily.
“I don’t know, darling. I’ve always been afraid of the rain.”
“I like it.”
“I like to walk in it. But it’s very hard on loving.”
“I’ll love you always.”
“I‘ll love you in the rain and in the snow and in the hail and — what else is there?”
“I don’t know. I guess I’m sleepy.”
“Go to sleep, darling, and I’ll love you no matter how it is.”
…… and on and on and on they go. (Mimic bang head on the counter).
The book itself was kind of slow, but the ending was phenomenal!! Definitely worth the time if your unfamiliar with Hemingway and his writing style.
I liked this book okay, I guess. The ending was a bit sudden for my abrupt, but then again Hemingway on the whole is a bit abrupt for my liking. I've only read this and The Old Man and the Sea by him, but I definitely liked this one a lot better - the characters were more interesting, for sure. Catherine is definitely unique for a female character, and Rinaldi was always a pleasure to have in a scene. Definitely worth the read, but I didn't spend too much time on it.
adventurous
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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Let us see and experience Hemingway's interpretation and description of war,. And what love is during that time
Let us see and experience Hemingway's interpretation and description of war,. And what love is during that time
It seems she had one hemorrhage after another. They couldn't stop it. I went into the room and stayed with Catherine until she died. She was unconscious all the time, and it did not take her very long to die.
Most definitely a Hemingway book. I enjoyed it but wasn't my favourite of his. A great read with a heartbreaking ending, which is pretty par for the course.
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes