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So I decided to read this book because I had recently read, "Happy Birthday Wanda June" which is Kurt Vonnegut's rebuttal to the manly-man archetype in Ernst Hemingway novels. Although I think Vonnegut was playing more off of Hemingway's public persona than his actual books. Still i had only read one of Hemingway's works and that was back in early university (and I have no memory of it), so I decided to read what many call his seminal work. Plus it was super short.
Being a massive Vonnegut fan, I expected the worst, thinking the main character was going to be as awful as Harold Ryan from "Wanda June". I was very pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed The Old Man and the Sea. I appreciated what it said about man versus nature, and all of our struggles to overcome adversity. Maybe removed from the context of Hemingway's persona, I was able to enjoy it. I wound up grabbing an eBook that has all of Hemingway's books, so I plan to read some more.

amarasanti's review against another edition

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3.0

This was my second attempt at a Hemingway book and I did like this one. I tried to read "The Sun Also Rises" and gave up fairly quickly. I was actually quite amazed that the same writer wrote both books. I may attempt another in the future.

tania_os's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

megansig's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

oliverdavies_10's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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