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Old Man And The Sea - Scribner Classics Author: The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Using the simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemin... more »
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Mark Twain's definition of a classic: "A book which people praise and don't read."
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA may be considered one of the great literary classics, but personally, I wish I never had to read this book. It can be summed up in a few sentences:
Let's go fishing. Ouch, hand, why do you cramp up on me? Oh, look, a giant fish! I wish Manolin was here. This giant fish is dragging me out to sea! I wonder what Joe DiMaggio is doing right now...
In my opinion, it's 130 pages of a waste of your time. I'm sorry, Hemingway...
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA may be considered one of the great literary classics, but personally, I wish I never had to read this book. It can be summed up in a few sentences:
Let's go fishing. Ouch, hand, why do you cramp up on me? Oh, look, a giant fish! I wish Manolin was here. This giant fish is dragging me out to sea! I wonder what Joe DiMaggio is doing right now...
In my opinion, it's 130 pages of a waste of your time. I'm sorry, Hemingway...
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Classics >> Hemingway, Ernest
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Classics
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Contemporary
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Literary
- Literature & Fiction >> History & Criticism >> Criticism & Theory >> General
- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( H ) >> Hemingway, Ernest >> General
- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( H ) >> Hemingway, Ernest >> Hardcover
- Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Sea Adventures