The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

3.49 AVERAGE

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maddstermind's review against another edition

4.0
My senior year Creative Writing/War Lit teacher assigned this to all her classes, and all my friends hated it. I definitely can see why.

But personally, I loved it. It was beautiful, though at times I find Hemingway's writing a bit confusing. It was emotional. It was very interesting (I love expatriate stuff), and I loved the characters. I'd like to revisit it someday.
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skossen's review against another edition

4.0
medium-paced

tbelew021's review against another edition

2.5
adventurous challenging reflective slow-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

spellerb10's review against another edition

5.0
Hemingway is a master of descriptive imagery. He sets the scene so well that you are walking along the story with all of the characters. I marked the pages that noted specific locations to add those to my travel inspiration list too! The story presents an interesting combination of cynicism, humor, bullying, and friendship.

forrestempeykohl's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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idaimn's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarahdruhan's review against another edition

the boys b gossipin

sadiemcdonough's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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: Yes
Not my favorite Hemingway but nonetheless a good story which brilliantly talks about the human condition. 

adamthedunnells's review against another edition

3.5
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lxcy's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH
lost my copy at the bar :(