icraig1205 's review for:

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

3.75

adventurous inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loved the scene with Pilar describing

the fascists being overthrown in their town

. After that, it was a little slow. I liked both Robert Jordan and Maria, but their romance just didn't resonate with me. Maria was a much more interesting character in the scenes not involving their romance. Pablo and Pilar are both messy and complex characters that I loved. I think their relationship was much more interesting than Robert and Maria's. 
The ending sold me on this. It was beautiful and tragic. It was inevitable, and I knew it was coming, but it still made me tear up.