hmsbrown's profile picture

hmsbrown 's review for:

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
4.0

3.5 stars

I absolutely loved The Sun Also Rises, but I had a tough time getting into this book. I ended up kind of liking it. I'm glad I read it, but it was tough.

I feel like the entire story went like this:

Let's have some champagne.
Alright.
It's a lovely day. Shall we open the second bottle?
Yes. It'll be splendid.
It's a lovely day. Shall we go for a walk?
Yes.
Let's open another bottle of champagne.
No.
But it's a lovely day. We'll have a fine dinner. Won't you have another glass of champagne?
Alright. But only after we go to the cafe for a vermouth.

Sigh. Don't worry - there was also beer and whiskey. :-P

It was hard to get into. Lots of drinking in the Sun Also Rises, but it was a better story. At least I can now say I've read this.