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To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway
3.0

Not my favourite Hemingway, but still a worthy read. The tale of Harry Morgan, our 'have not' protagonist, is pure, unadulterated Hemingway. The story however becomes disjointed when we leave Harry for a large swathe of time and focus on some of 'the haves' populating Key West, a bunch of mostly unsympathetic characters.

The racism and misogyny can also make the read uncomfortable, and I had to keep reminding myself that this was released in 1937. It is certainly a book of its time, with references to prohibition, the depression and the bubbling Cuban revolution.

If you haven't read Hemingway before, I wouldn't recommend starting with this one.