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The Old Man and the Sea
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Lisa
May 01, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classics
In the Scribner Classics version of this book it is pointed out in the introduction that it was this book that renewed the interest in the rest of Hemingway's work, and continues to do that today. I would have to agree with this as I have only read this, and one other novel by Hemingway. "The Old Man and the Sea", for me sparked my interest in the rest of his work. It is a short tale of a man, a boy, and a fish but, aside from the enjoyable tale that Hemingway derived from a story he had been to ...more
Kate
This was a re-read and I've upped my rating from 1 star to 2.
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Megan
Nov 03, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Stunning writing.
Majo
Dec 24, 2007 rated it it was ok
Shelves: dusty
Debbie
Jan 21, 2008 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Majo
Jan 30, 2008 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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