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A male friend of mine recommended this book to me on the basis of Catherine Barkley being "the ideal woman." He and I stopped being friends shortly after I read it.
Coincidence? I think not. ...more
Coincidence? I think not. ...more
Ok so dead white guys, I need a break from you!! I know that Hemingway is supposed to be amazing, a legacy in writing in America but I am not sure what all the hype is for. Sure I loved "The Sun Also Rises" but this one, I really struggled through. If it wasn't talking about war and fighting and drinking it was talking about love, love, love and how Catherine was the greatest. I got sort of sick of Hemingway's puppy-dog depiction of the relationship. Then the book just kind of took a turn and al
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Desertion of the military-applicable high school reading?
Hmm.. this was a hard one to rate. If anything I got to learn more about Hemingway's style of writing, which is very simple and plain. But that helps when you're reading about World War 1, but when you want to read a rich love story, it was ridiculous. His description of women was so awful, that I thought I was really reading the worst sexist description of women characters that I have ever come across. The ending was quite surprising and so shocking. It was an easy read, but not sure if I can s
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Great book. One of the saddest endings of any book I read.
Oct 05, 2010
Kenia
marked it as to-read
Jan 24, 2013
Mark
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Feb 03, 2013
Patricia Ng
marked it as to-read
Nov 03, 2013
Lisa
marked it as to-read
