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People, i will start it on Sunday :)Who all are reading it? :)
I've actually read the book 2-3 times already, but can read again whenever. It's a book for 2 reading sittings. :)
Okay then :)I shall start on Sunday, still :P :D
I'll start this sometime in the middle of next week :)
I found it very drab. Perhaps it was my mindset while reading it..
@Gehna I already raed it(It was in my college syllabus). My Prof told us the summary in class so when i was reading it i already knew what would happen next. So i didn't find it interesting but His short story Cat in the rain was awesome (also in my college syllabus). I wish you will enjoy it.
@Smitha - I loved the book. Hemingway's visual imagery and the conflict between the man and the fish was what made the story so beautiful and yet, so harsh. :)
Sum It, yes, I remember you saying so sometime earlier. :-)
Gehna wrote: "Okay then :)I shall start on Sunday, still :P :D"
ready to start with you.
Hi! Was away from GR and books for a while but I'm back now. I think I can start this in a day or two.
Heya folks, anyone begun/finished this yet?
I've started reading it :) Actually it's a reread so enjoying the book more :)
Finished :) Like many others I also believed that Nobel prize was awarded for this individual work :) But even if it was the case, I don't think many will actually question the decision :) Beauty lies in the brevity and thought provoking thoughts of the old man :) Gem of a book :)
Harry, it is a brilliant book, isn't it? :)If you liked this, I also recommend The sun also rises and Hemingway's short stories.
Yes it's beautiful :) Noted :) Will read them soon :)
Finished :)Wish it would have lasted forever though :(
Finished :)And once again blown away by Hemingway's prose.
With just 3 main characters and < 200 pages, Hemingway writes a touching novella with unmatched grace :)
Agreed, Harry! What do you think about the key characters in the book?
Old Man : You start liking him from the first page. Although he's old and weak (as portrayed), his mental strength is striking. His will power, adaptability and never say die spirit never comes across as exaggeration. I simply fell in love with that man and his thoughts. The justifications he gives for killing fish and his anger about sharks chasing the marlin are almost convincing. Right from the word go, I rooted for him and the ending brought tears to my eyes even the second time around. The Old man surely has so much left in him Boy : He's good. Kind and charming. I suspected that the boy was actually a grandson of the Old Man. And that his parents left the Old man. The Old Man's longing for the boy shows how cool the boy is :) But understandably there was nothing much about him :)
Marlin : He sure has a brave and big heart. But his abrupt surrender and the terrible torture afterwards is shocking. It was truly sad to see the great marlin face such torture even after his fall.
No spoilers in my opinion so no spoilers tags :)
Piece of trivia: Contrary to popular belief, the author didn't win the Nobel prize for this book. The Nobel is supposed to be awarded for the sum total of work done during a person's life, and not an individual work.