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It's been a while since I read Hemingway.
A Farewell to Arms is a slow starter, but I learned to pace myself. The action is restrained but steady, and I realized gradually that a key element is the relentlessly realistic dialogue.
The American protagonist, Frederick Henry, is involved in every scene. The life of the book is his life. His recurring, desultory involvement in his own life and his role in the Italian Army in World War I is the backdrop of his elaborately played out relationship with t ...more
A Farewell to Arms is a slow starter, but I learned to pace myself. The action is restrained but steady, and I realized gradually that a key element is the relentlessly realistic dialogue.
The American protagonist, Frederick Henry, is involved in every scene. The life of the book is his life. His recurring, desultory involvement in his own life and his role in the Italian Army in World War I is the backdrop of his elaborately played out relationship with t ...more
A love story during WW1.
Felt like it was 100 pages too long. I’m not sad I read it, but looking forward to giving Hemingway another try. My first Hemingway I’ve read. Late bloomer over here.
The war chapters were mostly great, the love story not so much.
The war chapters were mostly great, the love story not so much.
Apr 19, 2007
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Sep 30, 2019
Susannah
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