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Definitely not one of Hemingway's stronger works, this book, while possessing some stirring passages about the tolls of war and its dehumanizing aspects and the quick erosion of patriotism and idealism under the realities of the 'great war', isn't as powerful as it could be. And, I am sorry to say, it's due to the faults in Hemingway's writing.
Whereas in "the old man and the sea" and "the sun also rises" his style is practiced enough and refined to the point where the characters and settings be ...more
Whereas in "the old man and the sea" and "the sun also rises" his style is practiced enough and refined to the point where the characters and settings be ...more
Never thought I would like Hemingway's style of writing -- the iceberg theory. But I now understand why he is considered a great writer.
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Hated this when I read it in high school. Maybe I would like it now. Don't care enough to reread it.
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