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hannasandmann 's review for:
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I find it really hard to give a star rating to this book. I enjoyed reading it and I admire Hemingway's skill and I know I am going to come back to this book very often in my head, but quite often felt disconnected from what I think Hemingway's intentions were for the reader, e.g. I did not root for the romance at all. To the contrary, I hated their relationship. So the ending did not have the devestating effect on me, it could have had, had I actually enjoyed their relationship.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment