304 pages
English language
Published Jan. 24, 1997 by Penguin Random House.
Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield, this gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep.
Hemingway famously rewrote the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right. A classic novel of love during wartime, “A Farewell to Arms stands, more than eighty years after its first appearance, as a towering ornament of American literature” (The Washington Times).
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.
Hemingway's style helps this WWI love story/tragedy transcend its time and place. From the the first chapter, we could be writing about any war near any mountains. I knew how this ended which I know some readers hate, it was still a great read.
Something that caught me was how quick Henry went from receiving a medal of honor to the label of deserter and how the hero went from Henry to Catherine. Nothing last forever. Things change.
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.
