Reviews

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

clemmes18's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

farewelltoarms's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

osamatheauthor's review against another edition

4.0

Solid 3.6/5.

Let me sum up the key points I could extract from this book:
Consistency is the key.
Start from what you have.
Less is more.
Every day is a new day - a new beginning.
Be thankful for hardships. They happen to teach you and not harm you.
Giving up is not an option.
Now is everything.

But can I say something? I just could not click with this book as expected due to the hype I saw. Maybe if I read it again someday, I get to see more from it. For now, yes, it was fine.

korolena's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

kissinggojo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

ilovegravy's review against another edition

5.0

So slow and pleasant. I realise why they made us read it in school, but at the same time I feel like you need to be older to really appreciate it. One of the books where you have to want to see something deep in it and then actively look for it - you will find it, but otherwise you probably won’t.

gertrudy's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

fenimore's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

gooddogvegas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

richygoodlad's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25