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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A harrowing tale about good people. Nice, short read - definitely good for a night when you're craving a bit of sad!
"It is silly not to hope, he thought. Besides I believe it is a sin."
"Why was I not born with two good hands? he thought. Perhaps it was my fault in not training that one properly. But God knows he has had enough chances to learn."
p.65
"Why was I not born with two good hands? he thought. Perhaps it was my fault in not training that one properly. But God knows he has had enough chances to learn."
p.65
Este livro é a tentativa, falhada, de suicidio de um velho por espadarte... Detestei!
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
This story reinforces the importance of faith, courage, and persistence.
It is the epitome of the tenancity and enduring nature of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity.
Hemingway makes sure that the reader feels every moment of Santiago's struggle - he laboured to catch that fish. As a reader you cannot help but despiar over what happens but there are such quaint moments of optimism which make this novella: Santiago's self-belief his luck will turn; Manolin's admiration and adoration of Santiago.
This is so vividly written and you cannot help but root for for Santiagio, but I concede there is a kurking sense of frustation felt towards Santiago.
Ultimately, I'm glad I read this and in intrigued to read more of Hemingway's work.
It is the epitome of the tenancity and enduring nature of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity.
Hemingway makes sure that the reader feels every moment of Santiago's struggle - he laboured to catch that fish. As a reader you cannot help but despiar over what happens but there are such quaint moments of optimism which make this novella: Santiago's self-belief his luck will turn; Manolin's admiration and adoration of Santiago.
This is so vividly written and you cannot help but root for for Santiagio, but I concede there is a kurking sense of frustation felt towards Santiago.
Ultimately, I'm glad I read this and in intrigued to read more of Hemingway's work.
There’s a reason they call it ‘fishing’ and not ‘catching’.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a short book, jus over 120 pages, you can read it in less time that you would spend watching the last Avengers movie, and it will be a much better way of spending this 2 or 3 hours.
I am not going over the plot, everyone here should already know that this is the famous book about the old man, on a boat, trying to get a fish way to big and strong for him. I reckon that anything beyond this description may spoil your reading.
The Old Man and The Sea is much more about what is not writen than what it is. The only catch here is that many authors omit something from their books because they don't know exactly the subject they are writing about, this only creates empty places. Hemingway knows a lot about fishing, about Cuba, and about growing old. That way, when he left something out of the book, is enough to cause really strong sensations on the reader.
Let's take Santiago for instance, we do not know almost anything about this old man. We have only two facts about his past, he once met lions in Africa and once had an arm wrestling agains a really big black man that lasted 24 hours. He is not telling anything else about Santiago past, hiding almost everything, and that is more than enough to trigger our imagination. Who is that guy? Where he came from? What are his believes?
Another great thing about this book is that the first time I read (over 10 years ago), I quite enjoyed the adventure. The old man fighting against the fish, the nature, proving his own strengh. But as time goes by, I started to think that this simple view is just the tip of the iceberg. The meaning of the book for me started to change and I started to understand and feel many other things that were completely ignored the first time.
I am not going over the plot, everyone here should already know that this is the famous book about the old man, on a boat, trying to get a fish way to big and strong for him. I reckon that anything beyond this description may spoil your reading.
The Old Man and The Sea is much more about what is not writen than what it is. The only catch here is that many authors omit something from their books because they don't know exactly the subject they are writing about, this only creates empty places. Hemingway knows a lot about fishing, about Cuba, and about growing old. That way, when he left something out of the book, is enough to cause really strong sensations on the reader.
Let's take Santiago for instance, we do not know almost anything about this old man. We have only two facts about his past, he once met lions in Africa and once had an arm wrestling agains a really big black man that lasted 24 hours. He is not telling anything else about Santiago past, hiding almost everything, and that is more than enough to trigger our imagination. Who is that guy? Where he came from? What are his believes?
Another great thing about this book is that the first time I read (over 10 years ago), I quite enjoyed the adventure. The old man fighting against the fish, the nature, proving his own strengh. But as time goes by, I started to think that this simple view is just the tip of the iceberg. The meaning of the book for me started to change and I started to understand and feel many other things that were completely ignored the first time.