A review by emilyanne_5
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

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

3.5

I think for its time,  the themes in this book were groundbreaking. Through the lens of today, I’ve read better books discussing the coping mechanisms of PTSD post war. In general I find it hard to care about characters that are so unlovable… but I think that’s the point? All you want is for Jake to pull himself out of this vicious cycle, but in the end he ends up where he started and it just breaks your heart a little.. 


Also, this was a reread and the first time I read it was in high school… oh my god I cannot believe that they let us read this in school🙈 no wonder I had such a hard time reading it because I literally didn’t know what all these terms were for drinking and sex lol😅. Plus this book does contain two different slurs. 



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