Ryan: Yet another Amazon find!
Singapore on Oct 16, 2023
Jeff Zimmerman: Great piece of classic American literature. The Hemingway library editions are beautiful but I hate that the notes and images are in the middle of the book. I’d prefer them not interrupt the story. Beside that great edition and the images and extras bring it to life even more.
United States on Aug 25, 2023
Susan Deanne: The chapters and the stories from the Spanish Civil War are especially interesting to learn about. And Hemingway’s way of writing is superb!
United States on Mar 27, 2022
Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer: This new book came dirty right out of the package. Like a mud or something even inside the books pages.
Canada on Sep 23, 2021
mark fields: what can i say book quality ok but its Hemingway enough said
United States on Aug 08, 2021
Frank H. Thomas, Jr.: I liked his descriptions of the countryside in Spain. I liked the manner in which he developed characters, especially Robert and Maria, and the tragic way Robert's life ended. The writing fully engaged my senses.
United States on May 10, 2021
Lannmva: We choose this book for our book club based on this novel being a classic and the recent PBS documentary on his life.
Personally, I found it a little amazing that this book became a bestseller considering what publishing companies want from authors today. The novel itself is actually quite short, a hair less than 200 pages. At first, it seems to wander introducing the characters, the psychologically wounded like Jake and Brett and those too naive to understand their lives.
The ending of the book makes the novel, it is incredibly poignant and sad about what might have been but never could be. These characters, like Vietnam war veterans, came back from WW1 emotionally wounded. They indulged themselves in drinking, sex, and deeply immersive events such as the bull fights in Pamplona, all tastefully done compared to today's standards.
Hemingway's style, which he referred to as the "iceberg" theory, was quite different for its time—realistic dialogue and action that slowly revealed the characters and exotic settings like Paris where the streets travelled and restaurants and bars were all named and Pamplona where the reader is pulled into the festival, bull running, the art...
United States on May 06, 2021
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| Sale off | $5 OFF | $7 OFF | |
| Total Reviews | 128 reviews | 1 reviews | 1 reviews |
| ISBN-10 | 1501121960 | 1542040124 | 1542040116 |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Classic Literature & Fiction | Classic Literature & Fiction | ||
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.84 x 8.38 inches | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches; 1.05 Pounds | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches; 12.8 Ounces |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6/5 stars of 1,533 ratings | 4.4/5 stars of 47,830 ratings | 4.4/5 stars of 47,830 ratings |
| Classic American Literature | Classic American Literature | ||
| Paperback | 320 pages | ||
| ISBN-13 | 978-1501121968 | 978-1542040129 | 978-1542040112 |
| Literary Fiction (Books) | Literary Fiction | Literary Fiction | Literary Fiction |
| Publisher | Scribner; Hemingway Library ed. edition | Lake Union Publishing; First Edition edition | Lake Union Publishing; First Edition Thus edition |
| Best Sellers Rank | #139 in Classic American Literature#1,296 in Classic Literature & Fiction#2,950 in Literary Fiction | #3,749 in 20th Century Historical Fiction#11,008 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction#38,435 in Literary Fiction | #346 in 20th Century Historical Fiction#908 in Family Life Fiction #2,668 in Literary Fiction |
| Item Weight | 11 ounces |
United Kingdom on Oct 31, 2023