thegreyladyy 's review for:

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

3.0

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First off, I am very glad that I gave Hemingway another shot. I loved his blunt and punchy writing and easily got sucked into the rapid dialogue. I felt like this book was written to be read in one sitting and frequently would return to the book to find myself disoriented or needing several pages before I remembered where the characters were in the plot. I did not feel compelled by Lt. Henry and Catherine's love story until about the last 10 pages which may have been intended and their relationship was supposed to be this over the top, illogical thing. I think I would have appreciated this book more if I had a companion guide or read it as part of a class so that I had some direction on what was just Hemingway's outlook on the world and what was intended as a metaphor or parallel for WWI. Overall, I enjoyed this novel and will definitely be picking up more Hemingway in the future.