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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nonostante i vari difetti che presenta questo libro, non me la sono sentita di dargli meno stelle di quante gliene abbia affibbiate: nonostante personaggi come Maria, melensi e senza spessore, la lentezza con cui parte il romanzo e i vari pareri letti online, non posso dire che questa storia non mi abbia colpito come un pugno nello stomaco.
Rober Jordan e i suoi lunghi flussi di coscienza ci presentano un Hemingway idealista, amante della libertà, a tratti adolescenziale, a tratti profondo, in un personaggio dalla sfaccettatura molto variegata e di spessore che ci accompagna in una splendida Spagna spezzata dalla Guerra Civile. Il romanzo l’ho iniziato per gioco, per una coincidenza, ma non sono riuscita a lasciarlo fino all’ultima pagina, spezzata dallo svolgersi degli eventi e dalla sensibilità di alcuni personaggi.
C’è chi lo considera il peggior romanzo di Hemingway e reputa la prosa troppo semplice, io l’ho trovata essenziale, senza tanti orpelli a descrivere una vicenda cruda e assurda; e se questo è il suo peggior romanzo, spero di poter leggere presto quelli che vengono reputati i migliori.
Rober Jordan e i suoi lunghi flussi di coscienza ci presentano un Hemingway idealista, amante della libertà, a tratti adolescenziale, a tratti profondo, in un personaggio dalla sfaccettatura molto variegata e di spessore che ci accompagna in una splendida Spagna spezzata dalla Guerra Civile. Il romanzo l’ho iniziato per gioco, per una coincidenza, ma non sono riuscita a lasciarlo fino all’ultima pagina, spezzata dallo svolgersi degli eventi e dalla sensibilità di alcuni personaggi.
C’è chi lo considera il peggior romanzo di Hemingway e reputa la prosa troppo semplice, io l’ho trovata essenziale, senza tanti orpelli a descrivere una vicenda cruda e assurda; e se questo è il suo peggior romanzo, spero di poter leggere presto quelli che vengono reputati i migliori.
Waiting in misery in the forest in the last scene, is how I felt after getting through this except instead of the officer Robert waits to shoot before his life runs out, I waited in agony to put this book out of its misery. I’m surprised I didn’t put myself out of my misery, literally or figuratively before completing this book. Thank obscenity God, it’s mucking over!
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love Hemingway's writing, so I'm biased. But if you also love Hemingway's writing, this is another 5-star read for you. If you haven't read Hemingway yet, why not start here?
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have become a bit of a hater on Hemingway's writing style as I have reread his novels as an adult (though as a person, I have always been fascinated by him). This novel has shifted my opinion, and while I still do not hold him in my personal list of great authors, I was very pleasantly surprised by his prose here, and I do not understand the monotony many other reviews complain of.
I have never like his dialogue, nor would I consider it one of his strong suits, but I do believe here it is leagues above his beginnings (i.e. The Sun Also Rises). Pilar proves he CAN write women, so it is specifically romantic interests that he cannot help but make into rather one-dimensional damsels in need of saving. Despite these flaws, I think Hemingway told a good story, and he did it in an interesting way (or at least interesting to me personally) - that is, by writing a story set in "real time." We spend every single moment of four days, for better or for worse, with Robert Jordan and his unlikely camp of guerrilla heroes, and you come to understand them, and even feel for them. It would only be natural for emotions to be at an all time high in times of war and distress, and I felt what they felt all along the way.
I have never like his dialogue, nor would I consider it one of his strong suits, but I do believe here it is leagues above his beginnings (i.e. The Sun Also Rises). Pilar proves he CAN write women, so it is specifically romantic interests that he cannot help but make into rather one-dimensional damsels in need of saving. Despite these flaws, I think Hemingway told a good story, and he did it in an interesting way (or at least interesting to me personally) - that is, by writing a story set in "real time." We spend every single moment of four days, for better or for worse, with Robert Jordan and his unlikely camp of guerrilla heroes, and you come to understand them, and even feel for them. It would only be natural for emotions to be at an all time high in times of war and distress, and I felt what they felt all along the way.
adventurous
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-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