Reviews

Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway

kingbob's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rd1042's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

atomicmarsha's review against another edition

2.0

Meh, not my favorite Hemingway. It kind of drones on and on. It feels like Hemingway didn't get a chance to edit this work to a point he was happy with and it ended up published posthumously anyway.

sarahepierce's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

questionableburrito's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

arodriguez95's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

2.0

jmoura01's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 Stars

luviluv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

karinlib's review against another edition

4.0

This book is made up of three stories, centered around the main character: Tom Hudson, an artist and German submarine chaser. The first section is set in Bimini (Bahamas), very reminiscent of the Old Man and the Sea; the Second section in Cuba, where he spends the time in a bar, and meets some very interesting characters; the third section, Hudson is at sea chasing Germans. I read this book years ago, during the summer, which helped in feeling the setting: The Bahamas and Cuba.

I am glad I re-read this book, I had forgotten quite a bit of the story. To be honest, I felt the section in Bimini was the best of the three, although the At Sea section was very good.

shobnob's review

adventurous reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0