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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Last 20% of book is a 10/10. First 80% is a 5/10
Maria is not even a character
Maria is not even a character
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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:
Complicated
I can see the argument that A Farewell to Arms is the better book because it doesn't romanticize war, but still I think this is my favourite. Blow that bridge!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Fwiw, I am new to Hemingway having watched the April PBS doc and feeling compelled to dive in. I read The Old Man and the Sea as it was airing, then this larger tomb in the weeks after.
I can’t quite put my finger on how Hemingway writes. I enjoyed this book a great deal, while trying to suppress my internal desire to “understand” the author or draw conclusions about why he is revered, whether I think him brilliant, etc. It’s a strange way to read a book. Combined with my lack of knowledge about how the Spanish Civil War unfolded, it was a slow read through the first half as I read and re-read, trying to use a work of fiction to learn some history while also serving as the decider of “Is Hemingway the best author?” for all humankind.
By the back half of the novel, I’d learned what I needed to about Spain in the 30’s (some via the book, but also thank-you Wiki) and I got over my fixation on judging Hemingway.
The result? A compelling and wonderful read. An improved appreciation for who and what Ernest Hemingway was. A desire to read more of his work (a short story collection the doc covered is next). He may not have climbed all the way to #1 on my Favorite Authors list, but I am better for having read his works and look forward to more.
I can’t quite put my finger on how Hemingway writes. I enjoyed this book a great deal, while trying to suppress my internal desire to “understand” the author or draw conclusions about why he is revered, whether I think him brilliant, etc. It’s a strange way to read a book. Combined with my lack of knowledge about how the Spanish Civil War unfolded, it was a slow read through the first half as I read and re-read, trying to use a work of fiction to learn some history while also serving as the decider of “Is Hemingway the best author?” for all humankind.
By the back half of the novel, I’d learned what I needed to about Spain in the 30’s (some via the book, but also thank-you Wiki) and I got over my fixation on judging Hemingway.
The result? A compelling and wonderful read. An improved appreciation for who and what Ernest Hemingway was. A desire to read more of his work (a short story collection the doc covered is next). He may not have climbed all the way to #1 on my Favorite Authors list, but I am better for having read his works and look forward to more.