Reviews

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

ahmed_suliman's review against another edition

5.0

The metaphors in this novel is pretty great, however the struggles seem tobe naïve. But that's what life is. The sea is the sea, the marlin is the marlin, the sharks are the sharks. All of them are lives but different in persons in each one's, should not forget Manolin that young lad who is the exact picture for that loyal good friend, Santiago would never had started his journey towards the marlin without Manolin's support. Thanks to all lives' Manolins.
That's some quotes I liked;
"Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is."
"But man is not made for defeat, A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

merykyery_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

3.0

amycat's review against another edition

1.0

Easily the most boring book I've ever read.

highlander2006's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

l003k's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.25

wander_er's review against another edition

2.0

A metaphor for man's battle with the elements. Meh.

sallyamackenzie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

superman4eva's review against another edition

3.0

I barlet read this Book btw

olan_t's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.25

chsahit's review against another edition

2.0

The bone spurs are a metaphor for the MBTA green line.
The sharks and their teeth are a metaphor for the toe pick on figure skates.
The lions are a metaphor for lions.
From a "quality of prose" perspective this is like 3-stars or higher, I just didn't enjoy/didn't get much out of reading the book.