The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

272 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced

Description

Hemingway's famous first novel tracks the Lost Generation of the 1920s from the nightclubs of Paris to the bullfighting arenas of Spain. Ernest Hemingway, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, exerted a lasting influence on fiction in E...

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Moods

reflective 64%
adventurous 42%
emotional 32%
sad 28%
funny 16%
challenging 14%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 12%
dark 11%
tense 11%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 2%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 39%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.46

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