1.74k reviews for:

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway

3.74 AVERAGE

ambernagel's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

luciapigeon's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

einsturzende22's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

andylovesbooks's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

agenbite's review against another edition

3.0

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“I am thee and thou art me and all of one is the other. And feel now. Thou hast no heart but mine”

vale_daffy's review against another edition

5.0

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It starts slowly, yes. But I've cried for weeks when it was over. My favorite book ever.

gmerganser's review against another edition

5.0

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I really enjoyed this beautiful book despite its length. I especially liked the literal translations of Spanish (using thou, etc.) which made the reader's immersion in Spain more total and maybe mirrored Robert's/Hemingway's own thought process as people for whom Spanish is a second language. The romance with Maria was sweet at times, and Pilar, Pablo, and Anselmo were great characters, especially Pilar. A few keywords: tragic, brooding, romanticized, and leftist in a self-reflective way. Some questions brought up include: how should we feel about killing? How should we feel about our own death? Is our own death worth it for a hopeless cause?

logibear8's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

whitenoise25's review against another edition

5.0

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Best book I've ever read.

jenmulholland's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous emotional slow-paced