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    <body><![CDATA[I was very surprised when I finally tried to read this, and discovered that it bored the living crap out of me. I just couldn't get into it, I don't know why, maybe it was just my mood or something....? I mean, I do like Hemingway. I love the sea, and baseball. I am relatively fond of both old men a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22588867">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Worst book ever.<br/><br/>Just throw the fucking fish back in.  Fuck.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this as a young man and was disappointed. It didn't work for me. I thought it was about a crazy old man gone off the reservation, picking a fight with an innocent fish while ranting about the New York Yankees (&quot;I would like to take the great DiMaggio fishing. They say his father was a fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42248298">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh, my good lord in heaven. Cut your line, land your boat and go to McDonald's! Just as in the case of The Great Gatsby, I understand the book. Yes, I know it changed the way American writers write. I also understand that it celebrates the ridiculous American idea that you're only a REAL man if you'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20716677">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book because it has something to say about life and people.  I'd agree with any interpretation that compares the marlin to our ambitions and accomplishments in life.  They might be big, but in the end they are a skeleton of memories and then not even that.  For me the character of the b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23090251">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was very near to finishing <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84748.Mr_Midshipman_Hornblower_Book_1_of_the_Hornblower_Saga_" title="Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Book 1 of the Hornblower Saga) by C.S. Forester">Mr. Midshipman Hornblower</a> when we were on our way to the hospital the other night, and I knew I was going to need something else at some point over the next few days. I was passing by the computer on the way to the door, and I decided to grab <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2165.The_Old_Man_and_the_Sea_Scribner_Classics_" title="The Old Man and the Sea (Scribner Classics) by Ernest Hemingway">The Old Man and the Sea</a>. I'd...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18620521">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story:<br/><br/>(old) Man vs. Nature. <br/><br/>A down-in-luck old man becomes truly desperate after going for 84 days without a catch. Soon, he hooks the catch of a life-time. The rest of the novel describes the man and fish (a marlin) in their struggle that lasts for days. Don't worry, at ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11159148">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[HAMLET: To be, or not to be--that is the question: <br/><br/>Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer<br/><br/>The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune<br/><br/>Or to take arms against a sea of troubles<br/><br/>And by opposing end them. <br/><br/>To die, to sleep--<br/><br/>No more-...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10690317">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really really hate Hemingway's writing.  And this book epitomizes every element of my hatred.  At least it is short.  It's got that going for it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sad book. Read it, but know it is sad.<br/>This is probably written at about a 4th grade reading level, and the audience is at least that broad.<br/>It seems fitting that I would review this book at 3 am drunk and on the shitter.<br/>I'll spare you the christ imagery chit-chat.<br/><br/>Why did...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4698931">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[He loves the sea just like I do.<br/>Nelayan harus mencintai lautnya, sekeras apa ia menghadang. <br/>Laut adalah dunianya, dimana ia mengisi hari2nya, diantara ombak dan serbuan hiu..<br/>Laut memberikan kedamaian, atau laut yang marah, laut yang harus diterjuni.. <br/>karena itu laut sering di...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65754846">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, this was certainly one of the most boring books I ever read.<br/>I admit I was very sceptical towards reading Hemingway at all, but after several good friends recommended reading his stuff and assuring me that I was in for very good reads, I did it. Well, I doubt, I'll ever read anything by h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45176008">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember in class being like WHY do I have to read this book?]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So what is this book about? It can all be summed up from a scene occurring in one of my favorite <em> South Park </em> episodes:<br/><br/><em> Mexican 1: </em> Si, we read it.<br/><em> Kyle: </em> What was it about, in case our teacher asks us?<br/><em> Mexican 1: </em> He starts, there's this old man and his job is to  catch the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14784636">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was my gateway drug to the literary greats. I selected it, as was often my process, by choosing it from my parents' library of leftovers from college. This one actually looked like one I could tackle at about age 14. So, I did. This book was one of elegant simplicity, much like its charact...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11839207">more...</a>]]></body>
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