Reviews with content warning for Racism - To Have and Have Not

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To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway

5 reviews

dscobbie's review

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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saskia_jnm's review against another edition

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Yikes. Awful main character and brimming with dehumanising racism. The back-cover blurb for this book is so off the mark it's shocking - it promised the reader "a sense of freshness and exhilaration" and describes the main character as "Hemingway's hardest hero". No no no. Just yuck. Not spending anymore time on this.

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askxtine's review

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dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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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camuscameltoe's review

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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jmbz38's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.25

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