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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Nice writing, boring dialogue. ‘Jolly good!’ ‘Oh how splendid’.
Sometimes I was loving it, but overall a generous 3.
Sometimes I was loving it, but overall a generous 3.
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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:
N/A
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bleak, spare, and undeniably well crafted, but hard to connect with emotionally. Hemingway’s style is impressive but also distant. The love story didn’t fully land for me, though the ending hits hard. I appreciate it more than I enjoyed it.
The ending was affecting, but it wasn't enough to make me love the book. I did not jive with the writing—especially the dialogue.
Farewell to Arms is a typical Hemingway novel. The prose is direct and void of flowery language. Emotions are buried and men war and fall in love.
It is about WWI but not really. The war is more of a setting than a plot point. There are few rambling descriptions of mud and trenches. Instead, it’s a love story set to war. The novel is neither optimistic nor cheery, but it is not as bleak as other war stories.
The story is nearer and less adventurous than The Sun Also Rises. The writing is accessible and the characters compelling.
If you like Hemingway, you’ll like Farewell to Arms.
It is about WWI but not really. The war is more of a setting than a plot point. There are few rambling descriptions of mud and trenches. Instead, it’s a love story set to war. The novel is neither optimistic nor cheery, but it is not as bleak as other war stories.
The story is nearer and less adventurous than The Sun Also Rises. The writing is accessible and the characters compelling.
If you like Hemingway, you’ll like Farewell to Arms.
adventurous
dark
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think my review will be unfair as I believe it was “reader error” more than author error. As I read I found myself comparing this book to some of my favorites… and that’s not fair to the text. The time it was written was very different: lifestyles, customs, norms, etc.
I found the characters too “stereotypical” and boring. I found the plot very jumpy from “book” to “book”. More than once I wanted to slap Catherine into smarts. The ending for all the details throughout the noon felt abrupt.
I am very glad I read a book by Hemingway and might, someday, far in the future, read another.
I found the characters too “stereotypical” and boring. I found the plot very jumpy from “book” to “book”. More than once I wanted to slap Catherine into smarts. The ending for all the details throughout the noon felt abrupt.
I am very glad I read a book by Hemingway and might, someday, far in the future, read another.