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The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

Start date: May 1, 2020

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Jun 23, 2022 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classics, romance, read-in-2022, american-lit

The Sun Also Rises is the story of a small group of American and British ex-patriats living in Europe after World War I. Hemingway was himself part of the lost generation, and and so his depiction of time and place are realistic, emotional and authentic. The characters are both courageous and directionless. Young and filled with desire to live a normal life, they are finding themselves rudderless.

The main protagonist, Jake Barnes, was injured during the war, and he is no longer able to have sex ...more

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Dec 31, 2019 Karen rated it liked it

Shelves: travel-2019, travel-the-world, 1001

I am not 100% sure what I think of Hemingway. I don't think I like his characters all that much, in fact I find them irritating. I do like his descriptions, and that saves him for me. ...more

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Feb 19, 2013 Mary Paul rated it liked it

As long as one reads this more as a slice of life rather than a fascinating story, this is quite enjoyable. Fortunately I really enjoy reading about someone bumming around a city and eating tasty food. I wish Hem could write women better. I really enjoyed Bill though, by far he was the most entertaining Hemmingway character yet- and hey, nobody died!

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