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cifose's review against another edition
3.0
2.5
"A caminho daqui vi coisas maravilhosas para pintar, mas nunca soube pintar. Sei de coisas maravilhosas para escrever e nem sequer consigo escrever uma carta que não seja estúpida. Nunca quis ser pintora nem escritora até chegar a este país. Agora, é como estar-se sempre esfomeado e não haver maneira de o remediar."
"A caminho daqui vi coisas maravilhosas para pintar, mas nunca soube pintar. Sei de coisas maravilhosas para escrever e nem sequer consigo escrever uma carta que não seja estúpida. Nunca quis ser pintora nem escritora até chegar a este país. Agora, é como estar-se sempre esfomeado e não haver maneira de o remediar."
bergsteiger's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite Hemingway novel. Dialogue was stilted between the couple and the premise rather bizarre to me (wife pretends to be a man when they make love and eventually invites a stranger into a love triangle). However, the narratives of Africa and the father-son relationship that takes place in Africa saves this book from a dismal two stars. Hemingway also finishes this book very well. Worth picking up if you are a Hemingway fan, otherwise start with For Whom The Bell Tolls or To Have and Have Not.
cherryghost15's review against another edition
4.0
Love this. Read it on the AmTrak Express between DC and Boston visiting college friends in those early, early days of our "real lives." This book was the perfect companion to everything new and possible.
ava_flava's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not sure I understood exactly what was being conveyed but I loved the writing. There is a quote in the book from one of the characters commenting on a story written by another character saying, "It's not something to like or dislike." (I'm not sure on exact wording, forgive me) That is how I felt about this book. It has something of the gutwrenching atmosphere of Normal People, also this book reminds me of Acts of Service, but with better writing.
The story is maybe a bit disjointed and incomplete but it is also so raw and intoxicating. I wouldn't exactly recommend this book to a friend but I found it strangely touching and moving.
The story is maybe a bit disjointed and incomplete but it is also so raw and intoxicating. I wouldn't exactly recommend this book to a friend but I found it strangely touching and moving.
hvogado's review against another edition
3.0
Not so good as "The sun also rises", but the autobiografic style reveals the problems with the hemingway's marriage.
It's a good book, but has no story. Like a diary of 3 people summer love. Lot's of drinking and sunny days.
I's the "famous five" as adults and frustrated with life.
It's a good book, but has no story. Like a diary of 3 people summer love. Lot's of drinking and sunny days.
I's the "famous five" as adults and frustrated with life.
_cecilialosada's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
strawfly14's review against another edition
3.0
Quería que me gustara mucho, pero la verdad es que las cien primeras páginas me aburrieron bastante y no terminé de entender a dónde quería llegar Hemingway. No será lo último que lea de él porque he escuchado maravillas, pero este primer acercamiento me ha dejado más fría de lo que pensé que lo haría.
adambwriter's review against another edition
5.0
http://classiclit.about.com/od/unitedstates/fl/Review-The-Garden-of-Eden-by-Ernest-Hemingway.htm
ashleyholstrom's review against another edition
4.0
Well, well, well. This was much saucier than I expected. Bravo, Ernest.
xanthippe's review
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I don’t like Ernest Hemingway