Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway

Islands in the Stream

Ernest Hemingway

464 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

Description

Divided into three parts, Islands in the Stream is Hemingway's last work, originally published posthumously in 1970, nine years after his death. Thomas Hudson is an artist and adventurer. In the 1930s, Hudson is living in the Bimini Islands in the...

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Community Reviews Summary of 383 reviews

Moods

reflective 76%
emotional 69%
adventurous 61%
dark 38%
sad 30%
challenging 15%
tense 15%
mysterious 7%
relaxing 7%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 38%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 90% | A mix: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 18%

Loveable characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.59

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