false <![CDATA[The Sun Also Rises]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165367268m/3876.jpg 3876 81 The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, <I>The Sun Also Rises</i> is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions. First published in 1926, <I>The Sun Also Rises</i> helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. 589497 1926 The Sun Also Rises total:30919|5:9355|4:11072|3:7362|2:2272|1:858| 30919 118551 38649 1971 5 16 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Jun 12 04:58:04 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 05:24:53 -0700 2007 1) Hemi...more...]]> 3 17 false false Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 08:16:21 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 09:09:41 -0700 2008
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And with good reason. If I were Hemingway's English teacher (or anyone's any kind of teacher) I'd say, "This reads more like a screenplay than a novel. Where are your descriptions, where is the emotion??"
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This book has virtually no plot, and the characters are very flat. The entire book consists of a group of ...more...]]> 2 3 false false Sat Dec 01 03:39:14 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 02:06:42 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 4 false false Sun Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 11:54:34 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 01 09:06:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 4 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1966 Sat Jan 24 12:56:02 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 13:17:51 -0800 2009 AT LEAST FOUR
The matador is Death. He is inevitable and inescapable. Not cruel, just there -- and he has come for the bull, who will fight for his life and lose. But don't feel sorry for the bull for the bull will die fighting, a chance not given to other bulls -- who will die with...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Nov 26 17:17:54 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 00:47:25 -0800 2008 Plot Summary

Robert Cohn, from a rich Jewish family, was a middle-weight boxing champion at Princeton.

He started boxing because of his shy character and anti-Semitism at Princeton.

After graduation, he got married an had three children.

However, he got div...

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Some readings I find myself in love with Lady Brett Ashley. Then I am firmly in Jake Barnes' camp, feeling his pain and wonderin...more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 04:46:34 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 22:15:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Sep 09 11:47:25 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 03:26:10 -0700 2007 The Sun Also Rises, which I read when I was 16, was the first time that I thought I had read a book for adults. Growing up, I remember seeing the collections of Hemingway, Fit...more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue May 01 18:54:53 -0700 2007 Tue May 01 21:15:16 -0700 2007 How I loathe thee, yet write like thee. We have a strange relationship, you and I. Let me tell you why I didn't like your book. Listen, man, when they were all sitting in the bar at the beginning, I dug it. You wanna know why? Cause the chick mentioned about going somewhe...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Oct 22 13:31:47 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 20 02:05:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Nov 23 09:55:22 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 09:56:47 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3876