Ernest Hemingway: Farewell to Arms (2014, Simon & Schuster, Limited)
352 pages
English language
Published Jan. 24, 2014 by Simon & Schuster, Limited.
Starts camping, ends all inclusive in a resort. Road trip, hiking, boating. Sure, he breaks a leg but he's fully insured. Obligatory holiday romance.
im sorry life is just too short to read books that piss me off.
Seldom have I ever felt so in love with a book. Hemingway has such a wonderful style of writing that captures your mind, and makes you feel as if you're really experiencing the story yourself.
Strange, the writing made is I never really could immerse myself completely, or relate to the character much. It's basically almost an objective descriptions of things said, a succession of events, with next to no input on how the protagonist felt. While I couldn't attach myself to any of the characters, I still felt curious about what will happen to them.
The anti-war message is woven into the story beautifully, without over the top symbolism. The simple and beautiful pleasures of life made me feel nostalgic for a place and time I have never experienced.
Say what you will about the man, he knows how to write.
No my kind of book. interesting narative style, but not my kind.
I find it silly and slow
Le premier roman d'Hemingway que j'avais lu m'avait déçu, celui-ci m'a semblé justifier la réputation de grand de la littérature américaine de son auteur. L'horreur et l'absurdité de la guerre sont parfaitement décrites dans ce roman.
