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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
THE ENDING ??? i swear the last 10 pages were more entertaining than the entire book
3.5 stars
I absolutely loved The Sun Also Rises, but I had a tough time getting into this book. I ended up kind of liking it. I'm glad I read it, but it was tough.
I feel like the entire story went like this:
Let's have some champagne.
Alright.
It's a lovely day. Shall we open the second bottle?
Yes. It'll be splendid.
It's a lovely day. Shall we go for a walk?
Yes.
Let's open another bottle of champagne.
No.
But it's a lovely day. We'll have a fine dinner. Won't you have another glass of champagne?
Alright. But only after we go to the cafe for a vermouth.
Sigh. Don't worry - there was also beer and whiskey. :-P
It was hard to get into. Lots of drinking in the Sun Also Rises, but it was a better story. At least I can now say I've read this.
I absolutely loved The Sun Also Rises, but I had a tough time getting into this book. I ended up kind of liking it. I'm glad I read it, but it was tough.
I feel like the entire story went like this:
Let's have some champagne.
Alright.
It's a lovely day. Shall we open the second bottle?
Yes. It'll be splendid.
It's a lovely day. Shall we go for a walk?
Yes.
Let's open another bottle of champagne.
No.
But it's a lovely day. We'll have a fine dinner. Won't you have another glass of champagne?
Alright. But only after we go to the cafe for a vermouth.
Sigh. Don't worry - there was also beer and whiskey. :-P
It was hard to get into. Lots of drinking in the Sun Also Rises, but it was a better story. At least I can now say I've read this.
I found this book to be largely unconvincing. The story has so much potential but Catherine who is so central to the plot is a flat character. I found myself more frustrated than I was ever sad.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm glad I revisited this book as an adult... they shouldn't make high schoolers read Hemingway and expect them to appreciate it.
It is easy to see why “A Farewell To Arms” is one of Ernest Hemingway’s most well-known and beloved works of fiction. It is a real and honest story of two lovers in the midst of the torrential World War I, and it is exciting and heartbreaking.
It took me a while to get into the story, and even as I finished reading the last sentence of the book—and even while enjoying the ending of the book quite a bit, and being engrossed in the storyline—I was and still am not confident that I thoroughly enjoyed the book as a whole. I both love and hate Hemingway’s writing style. There are moments where he says things so poignantly and perfectly that I’m impressed, and his quick-paced prose style is entertaining, to say the least.
Yet, at many moments throughout both “A Farewell To Arms” and his first novel, “The Sun Also Rises,” I realized that I was bored, or daydreaming, or simply lost. This may simply be a critique of my understanding and reading abilities, but may also point to my preferences in writing styles, as well. I also am not the most impressed always with his characters. Throughout much of the story, I found his characters—even the main ones—quite flat and bland. Perhaps, this was intentional on Hemingway’s part, or I am simply missing something, but I would have liked to see more intriguing and entertaining characters.
Hemingway may not be my favorite author, and I probably would not read “A Farewell To Arms” again, but I would recommend it to friends, even if just for the ending. He leads his readers well, and he gives them an ending worth waiting for.
It took me a while to get into the story, and even as I finished reading the last sentence of the book—and even while enjoying the ending of the book quite a bit, and being engrossed in the storyline—I was and still am not confident that I thoroughly enjoyed the book as a whole. I both love and hate Hemingway’s writing style. There are moments where he says things so poignantly and perfectly that I’m impressed, and his quick-paced prose style is entertaining, to say the least.
Yet, at many moments throughout both “A Farewell To Arms” and his first novel, “The Sun Also Rises,” I realized that I was bored, or daydreaming, or simply lost. This may simply be a critique of my understanding and reading abilities, but may also point to my preferences in writing styles, as well. I also am not the most impressed always with his characters. Throughout much of the story, I found his characters—even the main ones—quite flat and bland. Perhaps, this was intentional on Hemingway’s part, or I am simply missing something, but I would have liked to see more intriguing and entertaining characters.
Hemingway may not be my favorite author, and I probably would not read “A Farewell To Arms” again, but I would recommend it to friends, even if just for the ending. He leads his readers well, and he gives them an ending worth waiting for.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No