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A review by iswendle
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
3.0
An old man and his greatest fish. Hemingway writes so simply a story that could probably be a used by any modern motivational speaker. Through simple language we tag along with Santiago, an old sailor who is on an eighty four day dry streak fishing in Havana. Even his young mate had to join another fishing skiff as his parents forced him to make some money. The old man goes out to sea alone one day and revels as he fights for three days straight with a giant merlin.
I can see why people love this book, it's my first Hemingway and I could not really connect with it. It was fine, simple and imaginative writing and I could really connect with the old man as if it were my grandpa. The story quickly goes from "never give up without a fight" to "do not go easy into that good night". It really shows the struggle of a great man turned old, though all his vigor has not. And when the sharks finally came my heart broke...
The Old Man and The Sea seems like a story I would enjoy even more when I'm older, relating to the old man's fleeting strength despite a young spirit. Right now though, it was a warming short story that would go well with a warm campfire at night, welcoming a warm sleep afterwards.
I can see why people love this book, it's my first Hemingway and I could not really connect with it. It was fine, simple and imaginative writing and I could really connect with the old man as if it were my grandpa. The story quickly goes from "never give up without a fight" to "do not go easy into that good night". It really shows the struggle of a great man turned old, though all his vigor has not. And when the sharks finally came my heart broke...
The Old Man and The Sea seems like a story I would enjoy even more when I'm older, relating to the old man's fleeting strength despite a young spirit. Right now though, it was a warming short story that would go well with a warm campfire at night, welcoming a warm sleep afterwards.