A review by triptych_turning
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

adventurous lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I mean, I understand why this book is a classic, but at the same time, there's just not that much to it. It reads like a giant run-on sentence, meandering from idea to idea without really going anywhere. That's not to say that it's a bad book; just not really to my tastes.