Scan barcode
A review by abinthebooks
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
4.0
Abi Reads Gilmore Girls: Episode 1
"A man can be destroyed but not defeated. Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Let him think that I am more man than I am and I will be so.”
It’s a known fact on this account that I’ve been in love with Jess Mariano, a character from the early 2000s show, Gilmore Girls, for many many years. And, coincidentally (it’s not a coincidence, I actually started reading this book for a fictional man. I have issues), Ernest Hemingway is one of Jess’ favorite authors. So, when I saw this lovely book at a used bookstore, Jess Mariano was absolutely on my mind.
And after buying this book, I had the brilliant idea to start (slowly) reading all of the books featured in Gilmore Girls. So, here we are with Episode 1 of: Abi Reads Gilmore Girls. And to tell you I am a little shocked I enjoyed The Old Man & the Sea, is a bit of an understatement. Let’s just say, reading Hemingway and enjoying him was not on my 2023 bingo card but here we are.
But I really did enjoy this story. This book was so beautiful, so bittersweet, and so very lovely. The writing itself is so simple and repetitive, yet this story was so deep in its complexity. I really did love this by the end. The beginning was a little bit of slog, but once you really get into Hemingway’s writing and the intent of what he’s trying to say, you really start to see his genius. On the surface (ocean jokes, so funny), this is absolutely the most simple a story can get. But because this story is so simple, it makes it one of the most complex I’ve ever read.
I don’t know if anything I’ve said makes sense. I just really liked the way Hemingway wanted to convey his message, and he did it so fucking flawlessly. I’ve always perceived this author as “boring”, mainly from the many poems I’ve had to dissect of his, but when reading between his lines, Hemingway is the farthest from it. So, thank you Gilmore Girls (Jess Mariano, I’m looking at u) for making me finally read some of the lovely Ernest Hemingway.
Let me know what Gilmore Girls book I should read next, I have hundreds of options.
"A man can be destroyed but not defeated. Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Let him think that I am more man than I am and I will be so.”
It’s a known fact on this account that I’ve been in love with Jess Mariano, a character from the early 2000s show, Gilmore Girls, for many many years. And, coincidentally (it’s not a coincidence, I actually started reading this book for a fictional man. I have issues), Ernest Hemingway is one of Jess’ favorite authors. So, when I saw this lovely book at a used bookstore, Jess Mariano was absolutely on my mind.
And after buying this book, I had the brilliant idea to start (slowly) reading all of the books featured in Gilmore Girls. So, here we are with Episode 1 of: Abi Reads Gilmore Girls. And to tell you I am a little shocked I enjoyed The Old Man & the Sea, is a bit of an understatement. Let’s just say, reading Hemingway and enjoying him was not on my 2023 bingo card but here we are.
But I really did enjoy this story. This book was so beautiful, so bittersweet, and so very lovely. The writing itself is so simple and repetitive, yet this story was so deep in its complexity. I really did love this by the end. The beginning was a little bit of slog, but once you really get into Hemingway’s writing and the intent of what he’s trying to say, you really start to see his genius. On the surface (ocean jokes, so funny), this is absolutely the most simple a story can get. But because this story is so simple, it makes it one of the most complex I’ve ever read.
I don’t know if anything I’ve said makes sense. I just really liked the way Hemingway wanted to convey his message, and he did it so fucking flawlessly. I’ve always perceived this author as “boring”, mainly from the many poems I’ve had to dissect of his, but when reading between his lines, Hemingway is the farthest from it. So, thank you Gilmore Girls (Jess Mariano, I’m looking at u) for making me finally read some of the lovely Ernest Hemingway.
Let me know what Gilmore Girls book I should read next, I have hundreds of options.