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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
slow-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:
Yes
I know it’s a classic but it’s not my type of book
medium-paced
i enjoyed it more than i thought i would. at first i was unimpressed by hemingway's prose, but as the emotional stakes rose i felt the power of his no-nonsense style deeply. wish i had gotten through this faster but had a shocking reading slump.
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was the first Hemingway book I read since The Old Man and the Sea, and I was sorta struggling with the first chapters. But as soon as Catherine Barkley comes in, it all changes.
This is clearly, the most personal of Hemingway books as it shows by the way he talks about Catherine. He pours on this book a lot of his experiences and desires. For example, he was left by a woman who he met at the War when he was very young and you can tell by the way the protagonist talks with Catherine how insecure Hemingway was about women.
And the final chapter, literally breathtaking.
This is clearly, the most personal of Hemingway books as it shows by the way he talks about Catherine. He pours on this book a lot of his experiences and desires. For example, he was left by a woman who he met at the War when he was very young and you can tell by the way the protagonist talks with Catherine how insecure Hemingway was about women.
And the final chapter, literally breathtaking.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
