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Book Review of For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Helpful Score: 1


The story takes place during the spanish civil war with Robert Jordan, an American, who joined the International Brigade attatched to the antifascist guerilla fighters. For Whom the Bell Tolls has been touted as one of the best war novels of the 20th century.

Pesonally I found the vocabulary to be a bit old fashioned for my taste. Word such as "thine, thus, thy" are just a few examples. Other than the vocabulary, which made the book somewhat painful to read, I enjoyed the story.