A review by arytaco
To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway

3.0

Ernest Hemingway’s “To Have and Have Not” benefits from the author’s authentic portrayal of Key West and Cuba, as well as the many literary techniques deployed. Perspectives shift, writing styles alter and Hemingway switches from first to third person partially through. However, there is something fundamentally disjointed here, as if the author was writing this novel on a whim. Protagonist Harry Morgan is almost completely absent from the final stretch, while the characters who replace him are not nearly as interesting. An interesting perspective on solitude, Hemingway’s novel will make for an interesting read, although it is flawed to the detriment of its narrative.