A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Image via WikipediaI always find it difficult to write reviews about “classics”. The way I see it, there hals already been so much written about the story that anything I add would be considered overkill.
Unlike several other classics that I have read however, “A Farewell to Arms” was almost a completely perfect book. Ernest Hemingway did an exceptional job of melding together a story of war and it’s atrocities with an undying love complete with all of the emotions that a love story usually entails. The fact that Hemingway hadn’t even reached his 30th birthday by the time this work was published, it’s hard to believe.
“A Farewell to Arms” is somewhat of a quick read-which is its one downfall. At certain times during the story I felt that certain parts were rushed through, which made it difficult to grasp in the short amount of pages alloted. At the same time however, the fast pace captures the essence of time careening out of control, especially during times of love and war.
I don’t think I have every read Hemingway although I believe I may have seen this on TV.
I love your review of this classic which is one of my husband’s favorites.