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“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 farewell to punctuation…the descriptive passages in this novel approach the avant garde. The wonderful scenes with Henry’s comrades-in-arms provide welcome relief, however, as does the romance, which is extremely affecting. Hemingway is often criticized for his female characters, but Catherine is always appealing, intriguing and much more complex than she appears. Few writers have portrayed the state of being in love as simply and truly as Hemingway here. ”
