A review by tjoscelyn92
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

challenging dark funny tense medium-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

4.5

A concise, direct style of writing informs the reader of the day to day movements of a disillusioned, unknowingly hapless group of “friends.” Hemingway’s descriptions and dialogue are so evocative of the time in which it was written, without any trappings of social messages that would be jammed into the narrative if the same story were to be written in modern times. 
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