A review by stevesbookstuff
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The debut novel by Ernest Hemingway is arguably the best book he ever wrote. It was an instant bestseller and is today considered probably “the” book of his generation. The main action in the book is the result of a love triangle around Brett (the epitome of the 1920s "New Woman") that plays out on a trip to Pamplona, Spain where a group of friends goes to take part in the Fiesta de San Fermin. They take part in the annual running of the bulls and are daily spectators at the bull fights. There is much drinking and partying.

t's Hemingway’s writing style that makes the book transcend its story of lost souls spending their prime in partying and dissipation. The spareness and understatedness he’s known for is at a peak in this book. It’s a real pleasure to read.

Considered scandalous in its day for swear words and "loose morals", today its scandalous for other reasons (see content warnings)

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