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Title: The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Heston Charlton ISBN: 0-89845-952-4 Publisher: HarperAudio Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (551 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Old Man and the Sea
Comment: Molly Jones
English, Delgado
March 11,2002
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old man and the Sea was a very adventurous and exciting novel. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and also the Noble Prize in literature in 1954. I'd say that this is Ernest Hemingway's greatest novel yet. There are also many amazing features that await hungry readers. Hemingway's style for The Old Man and the Sea has very desirable qualities.
His writing style and choice of words are remarkably incredible. For example, "He had come from the deep down in the water as the dark cloud of blood had settled and dispersed in the mile deep sea" (100). I have never read something so edging in my life. His choice of words and sentence style is so amazingly unspeakable. For instance, "The flow was less strong and as he rubbed the side of his hand against the planking of the skiff, particles of phosphorous floating off and drifted slowly astern" (79).
This describes exactly what is happening and he uses specific words to explain it more. Some authors say the same words redundantly which leaves the reader bored and miserable, but not Hemingway. Hemingway's style in unforgettable and exciting with loads of detail and well fitted word choices.
With some of the characters they are either alike or different (which makes it rather intriguing). For example, "The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck" (9). His description for the characters is breathless. He makes sure that everyone knows exactly what they look like and how they act. For instance, "It racked back and as the fish swam just below the surface the old man could see his huge bulk and purple stripes that banded him" (90). This describes what he saw as the fish swam below the surface of the water. It gives an incredible amount of detail with his own touches of vision. No one has ever described characters like Ernest Hemingway, it's like he knows everything about them, like he already knew them in life.
Ernest Hemingway is very talented in writing action packed novels. His word choices are extremely well thought out which makes it very interesting. I know that I have enjoyed reading The Old Man and the Sea and hope to read more of his novels before my life reaches an end.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my favorite books
Comment: This is one of my absolute favorite books. Hemingway's writing is beautiful and very unique. As you follow the fisherman on his journey to catch the fish, you feel like you are there with him, and you really feel like you get to know him. As Santiago, the fisherman, thinks and talks to himself, you learn how remarkable he is and how an old man like him could stay with a fish that large. There have been some comparisons to Moby Dick, but while that is about a derranged captain's search for revenge, this is about an old man's quest for one more victory against a formidable foe. In three days you witness defeat and triumph, and in the end you wonder if the fisherman has ended his bad luck, or is in fact still salao (the worst form of unlucky).
This book is short, beautiful, and emotional. It is the only book I have read more than once - and I know I will be reading it again and again in the future. If you haven't yet read this, you should definately give it a try.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Classic Sea Tale
Comment: "The Old Man And The Sea" is a classic tale of man versus nature. Set in Cuba during the age of "The Great DiMaggio", the Old Man's quest after the fish is reminiscent of Captain Ahab's pursuit of the whale. The epic struggle between the great fish, the sea and the Old Man inspires our imagination. Hemingway entertains the reader with vivid descriptions and streams of consciousness which pain mental pictures of the Old Man's world. The reader is placed right in the skiff where he can see the Old Man struggle with the lines, smell the sea, hear the waves, feel the swells and share his respect for the foe.
Throughout this book we savor the images, enjoy the action and admire the courage. This is truly a classic masterpiece by a word magician.
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Title: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS by Ernest Hemingway ISBN: 0684803356 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck ISBN: 0140177396 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1993 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway ISBN: 0684800713 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway ISBN: 0684801469 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Old Man And The Sea (Cliffs Notes) by Jeanne Salladé Criswell ISBN: 0764586602 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 05 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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