This book was well-written, but I hated reading it. It's possible that Hemingway was actually too good at depicting the Lost Generation and their struggles, because the book made me as miserable as they were. It gets two stars instead of one because I acknowledge that the prose was written skillfull...
I didn't finish it. I couldn't finish it. Not now. Not with all these other books on my shelf that I know I will enjoy much more, staring at me, tempting, begging me to read them. I will finish this book someday, probably sooner than later. But I'll only do it when I run out of stuff to read or when...
Unpleasant people behaving badly (drinking too much), giving honor to a disreputable sport (bull fighting), plus a travelogue through 1920s France and Spain--that pretty well sums up my description of this book. Of course unpleasant people behaving badly can be the basis of an interesting story. So...
I always feel a little guilty for not loving Ernest Hemingway more; a friend of mine is a Hemingway scholar, and she lives by him. But frankly I find his life more interesting than the admittedly small portion I've read of his fiction. I don't know, maybe I lack the masculinity, alcoholism, and rugg...
This book is much more understandable than many Modernist novels, for which I was very grateful. Also, I encourage everyone to look at Sparknotes while reading this; Hemingway doesn't explicitly state certain important details. Altogether, the book is highly entertaining and full of meaning, althoug...
I do not presume that my thoughts would add anything meaningful to the volumes of commentary written about this book. I will simply say that I love Hemingway's sparse, understated style. It's like reading a play. Let the dialog speak for itself. Describe only when you have something useful or poigna...
Everything is still tonight, like a friend was talking and I didn’t hear her until she stopped. Like absence. Coming back from vacation has that feeling of loss because all of the friendships resolve into something real, whatever that may be. Whenever I am away from home, I crave The Sun Also Ris...
The bored, the disenchanted, the wandering wondering and/or nearly thoughtless (except for where their next drink will come from) ex-pat characters, these borderline socialites fighting off ennui, of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises do very little worth reading about and yet read you do. Blame it on t...
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