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I felt the same way I don't understand why this is a "classic"
Isabel wrote: "I felt the same way I don't understand why this is a "classic""
This book is such a mess. Hemingway even got the Novel Prize for Literature for this book and I'm like .... beshhh what???
Victoria wrote: "Yep Soooo Booooring!!"
Glad you agree. :D
I was made to read this in school as a young teenager. (It's a miracle I don't hate reading.)
Janell wrote: "I was made to read this in school as a young teenager. (It's a miracle I don't hate reading.)"
lmao you crack me up :D
This book is such a mess. Hemingway even got the Novel Prize for Literature for this book and I'm like .... beshhh wh..."
What?? For THIS book? No way!! Now I feel like I have to read some other works of his just to see if they are any better :D
Isabel wrote: "
This book is such a mess. Hemingway even got the Novel Prize for Literature for this book and I'm like .... beshhh wh..."
What?? For THIS book? No way!! Now I feel like I have to read some other ..."
I know, right? I can't believe it myself... not sure what the Nobel Prize judges were smoking in 1954. :D
"for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style"[60]
Holy smokes It's true!!! The Literature prize has always been a joke but woah
I don‘t know what to say but I loved it. It‘ emotional and the fight is like life. Always on the limit. But if you want to read some really boring you should read „Waiting for Godot“.
A french Classic about two friends sitting in an old house and talking about Godot. It the book „Steppenwolf“ from Hesse. Describing page after page how the painting in the staircase looks like.
Victoria wrote: ""for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style"[60]
Holy smokes It's true!!! The ..."
Yeah, it's ridiculous.
Dirk wrote: "I don‘t know what to say but I loved it. It‘ emotional and the fight is like life. Always on the limit. But if you want to read some really boring you should read „Waiting for Godot“.
A french Clas..."
Well, everyone has different taste. Personally, I absolutely loved Waiting for Godot, it was one of my favourite books from 2018. ;)
I've never met a person who's liked The Old Man and the Sea. That's why I haven't even tried reading, I've only read short stories by Hemingway.
Adelina wrote: "I've never met a person who's liked The Old Man and the Sea. That's why I haven't even tried reading, I've only read short stories by Hemingway."
I know multiple ... but I think more people are in love with Hemingway and what they associate with him, instead of looking at the story at hand.^^
Yes, me either, i understood what the author want us to get, but that didn’t change the fact that this novel is so Freaking boring.
Alanoud wrote: "Yes, me either, i understood what the author want us to get, but that didn’t change the fact that this novel is so Freaking boring."
omg yes soooo boring
Noah wrote: "It's literally not a metaphor"
It is though. Or at least the tale can be read as a metaphor.^^
Christian fish. Riveting, innit? The only good thing about it was that it only wasted an hour of my life since it was short.
Enya wrote: "Christian fish. Riveting, innit? The only good thing about it was that it only wasted an hour of my life since it was short."
Wow, an hour is a great time, it took me at least three. Had to pause since I was bored af the whole time :D
leynes wrote: "Enya wrote: "Christian fish. Riveting, innit? The only good thing about it was that it only wasted an hour of my life since it was short."
Wow, an hour is a great time, it took me at least three. ..."
Probably more like an hour and a half to be fair, and I think the only reason I was quick was that I almost directly stopped properly reading it and ended up just skimming over it :D
Enya wrote: "leynes wrote: "Enya wrote: "Christian fish. Riveting, innit? The only good thing about it was that it only wasted an hour of my life since it was short."
Wow, an hour is a great time, it took me a..."
Oh, I see, I should've skim-read this one as well. :D
I absolutely agree. The only good thing about it is that it's short. He tried too hard to be wise. The "Sun Also Rises" was slightly better.
Samsoum wrote: "I absolutely agree. The only good thing about it is that it's short. He tried too hard to be wise. The "Sun Also Rises" was slightly better."
Haven't read that one yet but I definitely want to read another Hemingway in my life. :D
![Joan :]](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1668375246p1/139869222.jpg)
it took you guys hours? this shit was so boring it took me like 6 months. and keep in mind, i’ve finished 400 page books in a few days.
Joan :] wrote: "it took you guys hours? this shit was so boring it took me like 6 months. and keep in mind, i’ve finished 400 page books in a few days."
Joan, I feel you. <3
Michelle wrote: "I don't necessarily think it was boring. It was just 'simple'. And for people searching for other meanings or metaphors in this, it's just not there. There's some moments of reflections where you g..."
Yeah, I see where you coming from. But I also understand why people looked (and found) meaning / a double layer in this tale. Hemingway, thus far, is not really the author for me... but I can see why he might work for others.
"Then there is the other secret. There isn’t any symbolysm [sic]. The sea is the sea. The old man is an old man. The boy is a boy and the fish is a fish. The shark are all sharks no better and no worse. All the symbolism that people say is shit. What goes beyond is what you see beyond when you know. A writer should know too much."
[....]
"No good book has ever been written that has in it symbols arrived at beforehand and stuck in,” says Hemingway. “That kind of symbol sticks out like raisins in raisin bread. Raisin bread is all right, but plain bread is better."
"I tried to make a real old man, a real boy, a real sea and a real fish and real sharks. But if I made them good and true enough they would mean many things. The hardest thing is to make something really true and sometimes truer than true."
David wrote: ""Then there is the other secret. There isn’t any symbolysm [sic]. The sea is the sea. The old man is an old man. The boy is a boy and the fish is a fish. The shark are all sharks no better and no w..."
There's a beautiful paradox here: Hemingway says there is no symbolism—and then says that his objects can “mean many things.” Interpretation is always up to the reader, not the writing. The reader gives meaning to what he or she reads. :)
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Isabel wrote: "I felt the same way I don't understand why this is a "classic""This book is such a mess. Hemingway even got the Novel Prize for Literature for this book and I'm like .... beshhh what???
Victoria wrote: "Yep Soooo Booooring!!"
Glad you agree. :D
I was made to read this in school as a young teenager. (It's a miracle I don't hate reading.)
Janell wrote: "I was made to read this in school as a young teenager. (It's a miracle I don't hate reading.)"lmao you crack me up :D
This book is such a mess. Hemingway even got the Novel Prize for Literature for this book and I'm like .... beshhh wh..."
What?? For THIS book? No way!! Now I feel like I have to read some other works of his just to see if they are any better :D
Isabel wrote: "This book is such a mess. Hemingway even got the Novel Prize for Literature for this book and I'm like .... beshhh wh..."
What?? For THIS book? No way!! Now I feel like I have to read some other ..."
I know, right? I can't believe it myself... not sure what the Nobel Prize judges were smoking in 1954. :D
"for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style"[60] Holy smokes It's true!!! The Literature prize has always been a joke but woah
I don‘t know what to say but I loved it. It‘ emotional and the fight is like life. Always on the limit. But if you want to read some really boring you should read „Waiting for Godot“.A french Classic about two friends sitting in an old house and talking about Godot. It the book „Steppenwolf“ from Hesse. Describing page after page how the painting in the staircase looks like.
Victoria wrote: ""for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style"[60] Holy smokes It's true!!! The ..."
Yeah, it's ridiculous.
Dirk wrote: "I don‘t know what to say but I loved it. It‘ emotional and the fight is like life. Always on the limit. But if you want to read some really boring you should read „Waiting for Godot“.A french Clas..."
Well, everyone has different taste. Personally, I absolutely loved Waiting for Godot, it was one of my favourite books from 2018. ;)
I've never met a person who's liked The Old Man and the Sea. That's why I haven't even tried reading, I've only read short stories by Hemingway.
Adelina wrote: "I've never met a person who's liked The Old Man and the Sea. That's why I haven't even tried reading, I've only read short stories by Hemingway."I know multiple ... but I think more people are in love with Hemingway and what they associate with him, instead of looking at the story at hand.^^
Yes, me either, i understood what the author want us to get, but that didn’t change the fact that this novel is so Freaking boring.
Alanoud wrote: "Yes, me either, i understood what the author want us to get, but that didn’t change the fact that this novel is so Freaking boring."omg yes soooo boring
Noah wrote: "It's literally not a metaphor"It is though. Or at least the tale can be read as a metaphor.^^
Christian fish. Riveting, innit? The only good thing about it was that it only wasted an hour of my life since it was short.
Enya wrote: "Christian fish. Riveting, innit? The only good thing about it was that it only wasted an hour of my life since it was short."Wow, an hour is a great time, it took me at least three. Had to pause since I was bored af the whole time :D
leynes wrote: "Enya wrote: "Christian fish. Riveting, innit? The only good thing about it was that it only wasted an hour of my life since it was short."Wow, an hour is a great time, it took me at least three. ..."
Probably more like an hour and a half to be fair, and I think the only reason I was quick was that I almost directly stopped properly reading it and ended up just skimming over it :D
Enya wrote: "leynes wrote: "Enya wrote: "Christian fish. Riveting, innit? The only good thing about it was that it only wasted an hour of my life since it was short."Wow, an hour is a great time, it took me a..."
Oh, I see, I should've skim-read this one as well. :D
I absolutely agree. The only good thing about it is that it's short. He tried too hard to be wise. The "Sun Also Rises" was slightly better.
Samsoum wrote: "I absolutely agree. The only good thing about it is that it's short. He tried too hard to be wise. The "Sun Also Rises" was slightly better."Haven't read that one yet but I definitely want to read another Hemingway in my life. :D
it took you guys hours? this shit was so boring it took me like 6 months. and keep in mind, i’ve finished 400 page books in a few days.
Joan :] wrote: "it took you guys hours? this shit was so boring it took me like 6 months. and keep in mind, i’ve finished 400 page books in a few days."Joan, I feel you. <3
Michelle wrote: "I don't necessarily think it was boring. It was just 'simple'. And for people searching for other meanings or metaphors in this, it's just not there. There's some moments of reflections where you g..."Yeah, I see where you coming from. But I also understand why people looked (and found) meaning / a double layer in this tale. Hemingway, thus far, is not really the author for me... but I can see why he might work for others.
"Then there is the other secret. There isn’t any symbolysm [sic]. The sea is the sea. The old man is an old man. The boy is a boy and the fish is a fish. The shark are all sharks no better and no worse. All the symbolism that people say is shit. What goes beyond is what you see beyond when you know. A writer should know too much."[....]
"No good book has ever been written that has in it symbols arrived at beforehand and stuck in,” says Hemingway. “That kind of symbol sticks out like raisins in raisin bread. Raisin bread is all right, but plain bread is better."
"I tried to make a real old man, a real boy, a real sea and a real fish and real sharks. But if I made them good and true enough they would mean many things. The hardest thing is to make something really true and sometimes truer than true."
David wrote: ""Then there is the other secret. There isn’t any symbolysm [sic]. The sea is the sea. The old man is an old man. The boy is a boy and the fish is a fish. The shark are all sharks no better and no w..."There's a beautiful paradox here: Hemingway says there is no symbolism—and then says that his objects can “mean many things.” Interpretation is always up to the reader, not the writing. The reader gives meaning to what he or she reads. :)