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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “Hemingway stretches his art in all sorts of directions here, not always successfully, but when it works, it really works. The influence of Gertrude Stein is everywhere apparent – read “Three Lives” and then open “A Farewell to Arms.” The same rhythmic repetition, the same odd syntax, the same...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “I guess it's official: I don't like Hemmingway. I mean I don't have anything personal against the guy and I kind of liked The Old Man and the Sea. But a lot like his other supposed classic For Whom the Bell Tolls I just didn't get what's so great about A Farewell to Arms. |
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“This is the Wikipedia review: The novel is divided into five books. In the first book, Henry meets and attempts to seduce Catherine Barkley and their relationship begins. While on the Italian front, Henry is wounded in the knee by a mortar shell and sent to a hospital in Milan. The second book shows the growth of Henry and Catherine's relationship as they spend time together in Milan over the summer. Henry falls in love with Catherine and by the time he is healed, Catherine is three months pregnant. In the third book, Henry returns to his unit, but not long after, the Austro-Germans break through the Italian lines and the Italians retreat. Henry kills an engineering sergeant for insubordination. After falling behind and catching up again, Henry is taken to a place by the "battle police" where officers are being interrogated and executed for the "treachery" that supposedly led to the Italian defeat. However, after hearing the execution of a Lt.Colonel, Henry escapes by jumping into a river. In the fourth book, Catherine and Henry reunite and flee to Switzerland in a rowing boat. In the final book, Henry and Catherine live a quiet life in the mountains until she goes into labour. After a long and painful labour, their son is stillborn. Catherine begins to haemorrhage and soon dies, leaving Henry to return to their hotel in the rain.
Bill C wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“This is a great author and this was the very first book i have read of his novels. He is a great war writer and i greatly recommend this book.”
Joseph M wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ This book is a beautiful story of a man who is an ambulance driver dring WWI and meets a nurse, Kathrine, whom he falls in love with. This book would be an excellent book to go along with a WW I study. I feel that both girls and boys can get into this book because of the war story and girls can get into it because of the love story. ”
Andrea T wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hemingway's semi autographical book about World War I is a very interesting account about life during the time of trench warfare. The reason why this seems to appeal to me is because of the lack of awareness about the first great war, since we are so pre-occupied with the second world War. This book is about an American Ambulance driver who is in Italy helping the Italians fight the Austrians in the Italian frontier. The book revololves around his experiences in war and his relationship with a British nurse who is away from him. This is very similar to Hemingway's real life experinces in the great war. Perhaps it can be argued that this book is indeed an autobiography. However we are uncertain of many things. What is interesting about this book, is that is provides an insight to the Italian way of life, in what we call a "stereotypical manner". Perhaps it was Hemingway who came up with these stereotypes first. The protagonist the reflects the character of a writer (an indication to Hemingway) since he is very subtle and prefers to listen the accounts of the others. A plus point of this book is the unusual flow of this book. It starts out very fast, but slows down and then it abruptly ends. ”
SAMEEDH S wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Based on Hemingway's own experiences as a WWI ambulance driver in Italy, Lt. Henry explores the influences of good and evil in both love and war.”
Mrs. Gibson wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Depressing. The Italian men threw me off with their expressions of man love but Hemingway came through in the end...only the ending was horribly tragic and sad. ”
Leah O wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I've always enjoyed Hemingway's style; this was the first time for me to read this book. What a great read! Hemingway intertwines the love story with the war with incredible believability. He makes writing look effortless.”
Carrie L wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“War and the male ego.”
Litsa M wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Great introduction to Hemingway.”
Kenneth H wrote this review Friday, October 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“No one, apparently, does barely-disguised apathy like Hemingway. The character's are substantiated by their memorable dialogue and occassional, unique traits. However, this characterisation somehow fails to translate into depth in a book where the most believable character is the matronly Ferguson, standing out amongst a parade of shallow stereotypes. ”
Bhupash wrote this review Thursday, October 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
