3.58 AVERAGE

emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Everytime I start a Hemingway novel I'm unsure if I like his writing style but by the end of the book I'm hooked. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Took me almost 10 months to read...thank God I'm finished...
emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

I’m not usually a fan of war books but Hemingway’s writing style was very pleasant to read. The book was brutal at times and it definitely did not glamorise war; but it painted a picture of war comradery.

I've never read a book written this way. This is my first Hemingway.
10/5
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lesley_bookworm's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

I tried, I really did, but I didn't get on with the writing style at all - I even found Jack Kerouac easier to read!