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A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway

Start date: July 1, 2019

Finish date: September 30, 2019

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Jan 21, 2011 Yair Ben-Zvi rated it it was ok

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

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Oct 26, 2022 H.M.S. rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics-literature, audible, reviewed

3.5 stars

I absolutely loved The Sun Also Rises, but I had a tough time getting into this book. I ended up kind of liking it. I'm glad I read it, but it was tough.

I feel like the entire story went like this:

Let's have some champagne.
Alright.
It's a lovely day. Shall we open the second bottle?
Yes. It'll be splendid.
It's a lovely day. Shall we go for a walk?
Yes.
Let's open another bottle of champagne.
No.
But it's a lovely day. We'll have a fine dinner. Won't you have another glass of champag ...more

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Dec 16, 2016 Jennifer rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, classic

This is a famous novel written by Ernest Hemingway. It is a semi-autobiographical novel concerning events during the Italian campaigns during the First World War. It tells of a groovy kind of love between an ambulance driver and an English nurse in time of war.

Hemingway experienced Spanish Civil War and two world wars which provided rich writing material for his works. A Farewell to Arms is told through the point of view of Lieutenant Frederic Henry, an American serving as an ambulance driver in ...more

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Mar 27, 2022 Laura rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, classics, addiction

I know this is a classic - but seriously was like listening to a grumpy old man overexaggerating his exploits. I am none the wiser for having finished this book, but can say I've read another classic book by an American icon.

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