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Oh Hemingway, thanks a lot for writing one of the most tragically sad novels I have ever held in my hands. God, is this story sad. The loneliness, the hard catch, the sharks, the cuts in his hands, so much strain for such an old man...
Don't get me wrong, it's not bad [if you can get over the fact that nothing much really happens and that the plot's not unlike a rather predictable drama in the sense that 1) things look pretty depressing for the protaginst 2) man, I do not want to be that guy beca ...more
Don't get me wrong, it's not bad [if you can get over the fact that nothing much really happens and that the plot's not unlike a rather predictable drama in the sense that 1) things look pretty depressing for the protaginst 2) man, I do not want to be that guy beca ...more
Oh my gosh! What a great story. I can't believe I never read this. I was "hooked" from beginning to end. All I can say is--fishermen are brave. I feel so sad for the old man.
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