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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
This is my favorite book and has been since the first time I read it for an English class I took in school. It’s about the Lost Generation, and I love how perfectly they are portrayed by the few characters in this novel. I love how pretty much nothing happens in the book, but that’s the whole point of it. Jake Barnes has lost his sense of self to the point where he can’t admit his love for Brett. I also like how Hemingway portrays the affects of violence through the different characters: Jake with his war injury, Brett being a widow, Cohn hating fighting but being a boxer. So so good. I think I also like the novel because the reader views everything from Jake’s perspective, but he’s a very submissive character. He never causes any trouble and mostly goes along with everything other characters do. He has a few judgmental thoughts, but they never affect his actions. I can’t wait to read this book again so I can keep on analyzing it.
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The dry, almost monotonous writing style certainly takes some getting accustomed to, but it becomes vital and indispensable as a means of expressing the abject emptiness and disappointment these characters feel as the go through the motions of having a good time, with people they don’t actually like very much but need desperately.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.75 stars. I don’t know that I necessarily love Hemingway’s clipped style of prose and this particular book was an audiobook read by William Hurt we excelled in distinguishing between characters with different voices, accents, and intonations, but who’s reading of the first person narration I found pretty stilted and odd.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
I was disengaged through the entire book. It was mostly about folks gathered around in bars, drinking and talking about nothing.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
if you like bull-fighting, boy have i got the book for you !