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This was in the book room at the school, and I'm ashamed to say that I'd never read it before.
I enjoy Hemingway. The sparse yet powerful prose really speaks to me. I appreciate Hemingway's skill at making suggestions as to his characters but not pushing it on the reader. I just love the subtlty.
I think that I will teach this novella to my Pre-AP students this year. I'll be reading other Hemingway books. ...more
I enjoy Hemingway. The sparse yet powerful prose really speaks to me. I appreciate Hemingway's skill at making suggestions as to his characters but not pushing it on the reader. I just love the subtlty.
I think that I will teach this novella to my Pre-AP students this year. I'll be reading other Hemingway books. ...more
It's intimidating writing a review for a book for which there are books written as reviews. Simply, I loved escaping to the sea with my old man. What a beautiful tale that took me there in the little boat, watching the flying fish, wondering why the hell the old man didn't cut the rope and move on.
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I realize that this is a highly respected book, and I understand the themes and metaphors, but I found it long and tragic. I wanted to put the old man out of his misery. I may have liked it more had it not been required reading, but then, I doubt I would have read it.
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Tiffany
marked it as to-read_later
