A Farewell to Arms
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- Author：Ernest Hemingway
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Summary
A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse。 Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield - the weary， demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion—this gripping， semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep。 Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote his ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right。
Reviews
Antonio Gómez
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Hemingway me gusta mucho。 Este libro es bastante irregular porque el final se nota que está muy trabajado en comparación con el resto。 Aun así， deja un gran recuerdo。
Charlotte
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How does one review Ernest Hemingway？ I had to stop and look up Hemingway's age at the time he wrote it （30） because the dialog between Henry and Catherine was so insipid and immature。 "Oh， tell me you love me。" "I love you ever so much。" "Oh， you'll always love me， won't you？" "Oh， of course， darling。" But then there were tiny jewels scattered among the endlessly repetitive descriptions and sickeningly sweet dialog that made it worthwhile: "I sat up straight and as I did so something inside my How does one review Ernest Hemingway？ I had to stop and look up Hemingway's age at the time he wrote it （30） because the dialog between Henry and Catherine was so insipid and immature。 "Oh， tell me you love me。" "I love you ever so much。" "Oh， you'll always love me， won't you？" "Oh， of course， darling。" But then there were tiny jewels scattered among the endlessly repetitive descriptions and sickeningly sweet dialog that made it worthwhile: "I sat up straight and as I did so something inside my head moved like the weights on a doll's eyes and it hit me inside in back of my eyeballs。" （pg 55） Okay， even that's a little repetitive， but striking imagery nonetheless。 On page 243 Henry states "I had made a separate peace，" clearly the inspiration for the title of John Knowles' 1959 novel A Separate Peace。 Was it depressing？ YesWas it redundant？ YesWas it worth reading？ Yes 。。。more
Damian
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Tiene algún momento， pero no me terminó de atrapar como historia de amor clásiquísima。 El final es trágico porque sí。
Sandra
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A classic story on so many different levels。 Hard to believe that I hated it in high school。 I wish I had not waited over forty years to re-read it。
Howell Murray
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This book pretty much left me cold。 At one time in the last century， Hemingway was almost universally acknowledged as the greatest living writer。 I never quite got that then， and decided to revisit one of his books at a more adult age。 The good in this book was the sense of history， of what it was like on the Italian front， but the characters and the basic plot left me flat。 The first part especially was very slow moving and not interesting。 Finally something happens， but then the book tails off This book pretty much left me cold。 At one time in the last century， Hemingway was almost universally acknowledged as the greatest living writer。 I never quite got that then， and decided to revisit one of his books at a more adult age。 The good in this book was the sense of history， of what it was like on the Italian front， but the characters and the basic plot left me flat。 The first part especially was very slow moving and not interesting。 Finally something happens， but then the book tails off。 No characterization， really。 The narrator drinks a lot and seems well liked。 But the female character is kind of a mystery。 She tells the man what he wants to hear， or maybe what Hemingway wanted to hear from a woman， but that was insipid。 The conversations were not good， and at the 3end of the book my feeling was， "So what？"。 。。。more
Professor Typewriter
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Ernest Hemingway wrote a damn good novel with A FAREWELL TO ARMS。 The writing style of Hemingway is not for everyone。 Yes， there pages where there is nothing but dialogue。 Yes， there are run on sentences。 Hemingway was not the second coming; he was just a good writer。 What makes this novel arguably his best work was his incorporation of dark romanticism。 In ARMS， Hemingway used the events in nature （i。e。 storms， wind， and waves） to serve as a visual representation of the characters’ sorrow， angs Ernest Hemingway wrote a damn good novel with A FAREWELL TO ARMS。 The writing style of Hemingway is not for everyone。 Yes， there pages where there is nothing but dialogue。 Yes， there are run on sentences。 Hemingway was not the second coming; he was just a good writer。 What makes this novel arguably his best work was his incorporation of dark romanticism。 In ARMS， Hemingway used the events in nature （i。e。 storms， wind， and waves） to serve as a visual representation of the characters’ sorrow， angst， and lack of sound mind。 If you read only one Hemingway novel， this is the one。 。。。more
Aamna Uzma
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If you’re an immature sixteen year old with little experience in reading， don’t read this book。Go find something else to satiate your World War One obsession
Sameh
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"The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places。 But those that will not break it kills。 It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially。 If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry。" "The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places。 But those that will not break it kills。 It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially。 If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry。" 。。。more
Chiara
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2。5
Harlow
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I couldn’t bring myself to finish it。 I credit Hemmingway for his unique writing style （it almost reads like thoughts， quickly and frankly） I also liked the themes in the book。 I just couldn’t bing myself to finish it because of how sex crazed it all was。 Catherine Barkley is unrealistic， having sex with her patient。 So silly， so gross。 What kind of nurse is she？？？ I hated how sexual it all was and it was just gross to read so I quit after a certain point （I gave the book quite a bit of time to I couldn’t bring myself to finish it。 I credit Hemmingway for his unique writing style （it almost reads like thoughts， quickly and frankly） I also liked the themes in the book。 I just couldn’t bing myself to finish it because of how sex crazed it all was。 Catherine Barkley is unrealistic， having sex with her patient。 So silly， so gross。 What kind of nurse is she？？？ I hated how sexual it all was and it was just gross to read so I quit after a certain point （I gave the book quite a bit of time to redeem itself） I just put it down and said my brain cells would be better off reading something else。 I liked many aspects of the book， but had problems with the book that seemed to ruin the rest of it。 。。。more
JJ Shankar
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An American is an ambulance driver for an Italian regiment， stationed on the mountainous Austrian front。 He meets a pretty British nurse， and soon after his leg is damaged by a mortar shell。 They transfer him to a hospital in Milan to be treated。 The nurse follows him there。 They fall in love。 The American recovers after summer's end and is sent back to the Austrian front。 Things don't go so well there; the army is forced to retreat， and he barely gets back to Milan alive。 After hanging out in I An American is an ambulance driver for an Italian regiment， stationed on the mountainous Austrian front。 He meets a pretty British nurse， and soon after his leg is damaged by a mortar shell。 They transfer him to a hospital in Milan to be treated。 The nurse follows him there。 They fall in love。 The American recovers after summer's end and is sent back to the Austrian front。 Things don't go so well there; the army is forced to retreat， and he barely gets back to Milan alive。 After hanging out in Italy for a bit， the nurse and the American then make a dramatic escape by boat to Switzerland where they live happily ever after。 Except the nurse dies giving birth to their child at the end。 Probably more like a 3。5 stars。 I thought it was a pretty aimless type of story， blowing in one direction and then another。 This felt rather appropriate to me， given that it was about young people （barely even teens， really） caught up in an aimless and terrifying war， people dying left and right。 Lots of conversations in bars and hotels， gave me a nostalgic and elegant sort of vibe。 The scenes and dialogues reminded me of one of those black-and-white Hollywood films。 On one hand I admire Hemingway's plainspoken style （this was the first novel of his that I read）; his descriptions of the countryside made me feel so cozy。 On the other hand I think I prefer prose with a bit more bite to it。 。。。more
David Massey
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I think this is the best of Hemingway's novels。 It is more dramatic and the relationship between Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley is the most believable and intense of his four major novels。 I had read this years ago but found it even better this time。 I think this is the best of Hemingway's novels。 It is more dramatic and the relationship between Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley is the most believable and intense of his four major novels。 I had read this years ago but found it even better this time。 。。。more
Jacob
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Life can never be born out of war。The ending was absolutely devastating。 There was a feeling through the final chapters that gave me a sense of dread because I knew what was coming。There was very little introspection from the main character。 He seemed to be more of a hollow vessel to show the horrors of WW1。 But I would rather have an interesting character than an interesting story。It took a chapter or two to get used to Hemingway’s writing， but once it clicked I never put it down。
Shane
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Okay I guess。 I just felt that there were so many underdeveloped and abandoned storylines that I can’t really pinpoint anything special about the book。 Mr。 Henry really did the bare minimum with just about everything other than drinking; he was VERY good at that。 His work as an ambulance driver wasn’t anything special and Catherine might’ve been the most boring co-main character of any book in the world。 She was half self-absorbed and half utterly co-dependent and incapable of independent functi Okay I guess。 I just felt that there were so many underdeveloped and abandoned storylines that I can’t really pinpoint anything special about the book。 Mr。 Henry really did the bare minimum with just about everything other than drinking; he was VERY good at that。 His work as an ambulance driver wasn’t anything special and Catherine might’ve been the most boring co-main character of any book in the world。 She was half self-absorbed and half utterly co-dependent and incapable of independent function。 During the only true tense/action points of the novel; the only consistent theme was Mr。 Henry chose life over death but Hemingway could’ve done a much better job diving into the mental theories / internal thinking of Mr。 Henry during those moments。 They just seemed brief and abbreviated。 Since this is my first Hemingway novel， maybe I just expected too much？ Either way， i wasn’t overly impressed; the novel was okay。 I would outwardly recommend but wouldn’t dissuade anyone from reading it either。 。。。more
David
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Wow。 Damn。 Wow。 …wow。
Darth Readius
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I don't know why I was expecting Hemingway to be a dryer read。 It is not dry and a very entertaining read although I am still processing the immense sadness the story has left me with。 The dialogue is very fun。Two people who have nothing meaningful in their lives find each other and fall in love。 The romance is fun although the girl reminds me of a crazy ex I had。 They go through some adventures and then one of them dies at the end。 Leaving the other with nothing at all in this life。 Very sad。 I don't know why I was expecting Hemingway to be a dryer read。 It is not dry and a very entertaining read although I am still processing the immense sadness the story has left me with。 The dialogue is very fun。Two people who have nothing meaningful in their lives find each other and fall in love。 The romance is fun although the girl reminds me of a crazy ex I had。 They go through some adventures and then one of them dies at the end。 Leaving the other with nothing at all in this life。 Very sad。 。。。more
Michael Skoien
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Unclear what all the fuss is about regarding this book。 Dialogue between Frederic and Catherine is so sick and syrupy， that it became almost unreadable。 Not sure what I was missing。
Marek
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Příběh lásky mezi raněným americkým vojákem a mladou anglickou sestrou。 Kniha se odehrává během 1。 světové války。 Závěr knihy byl smutný， neočekával jsem takový konec。 Kniha se mi líbila。
Erika
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Compared to the 5 other Hemingway books I've read， this one was one of the easier reads， if not the easiest one for me to read。However， nothing much really happens in the story until the last few pages， and what does happen made for a horrible ending。This is my last Hemingway book on my TBR list， so I hate to end on such a sad note， but that's just how it is。My fav of all was For Whom the Bell Tolls。 Compared to the 5 other Hemingway books I've read， this one was one of the easier reads， if not the easiest one for me to read。However， nothing much really happens in the story until the last few pages， and what does happen made for a horrible ending。This is my last Hemingway book on my TBR list， so I hate to end on such a sad note， but that's just how it is。My fav of all was For Whom the Bell Tolls。 。。。more
Stephen Byrne
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Probably my favorite Heminway book， and that first paragraph， wow， must be one of the best written in fiction。
Thomas Flatley
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i’ll say it’s good all around but the romance plot is definitely better and says more about the war than the war plot
Larry Norton
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Revisiting Hemmingway after many years。 I don't remember if I read A Farewell to Arms in high school or not。 My memory was of the retreat， but I'm not sure if that was from the read or from version of the movie I might have seen long ago。 So， essentially reading this for the first time。 I basked in the writing， from the short， clipped no nonsense sentences， to the stream of consciousness， to the dark reflective passages， such as this: "If people bring so much courage to this world the world has Revisiting Hemmingway after many years。 I don't remember if I read A Farewell to Arms in high school or not。 My memory was of the retreat， but I'm not sure if that was from the read or from version of the movie I might have seen long ago。 So， essentially reading this for the first time。 I basked in the writing， from the short， clipped no nonsense sentences， to the stream of consciousness， to the dark reflective passages， such as this: "If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them， so of course it kills them。 The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken points。 But those that will not break it kills。 It kills the very good and the very gentle and the vary brave impartially。 If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry"。 The perspective on the war from a minor wounded player in a backwater offers cynical insights and dark humor。 The love story seems oddly tender next to the backdrop of the mayhem at the front or the chaos of the retreat。 The love story， especially the peace and tranquility of a winter in Switzerland， ends with a harshness that saddens。I hope to long remember this book or will know that it will be worth rereading when I have forgotten the story in years to come。 。。。more
Loraine
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I listened mesmerized to the audio version of this book。 The sparse verse of the author matched the bleakness of the war。 The short lived passion and happiness played off against the sense that it was going to end badly。
Rob K
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2/21/21 is audio book
Tom Wiley
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The directness and clarity of Hemingway’s prose is uniquely devastating in this story of war and love。
Negin
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Will Dorrell
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Novel that follows an American officer on the Italian Front in the first world war （I think semi-autobiographical）。I like his writing style， short and punchy。 Some of the scenes are really funny （I was a big fan of Rinaldi）， and parts of it were very atmospheric。 The transitions from dangerous war zone to luxury hotels are pretty abrupt。Enjoyable read！
Harperac
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To be honest， I only enjoyed this novel for the first 100 pages。 After that I was just plugging away to say I had really read A Farewell to Arms。 Not that it was torture， of course， but I struggled to pick it up each time。A major reason was the plot， namely， the lack of it。 This is not a truly plotless novel， but it is about 75% plotless。 We watch the protagonist go drinking in cafes and chat with crusty， battle-hardened Italians ad nauseam， without advancing the story。 Also， as Paul Goodman has To be honest， I only enjoyed this novel for the first 100 pages。 After that I was just plugging away to say I had really read A Farewell to Arms。 Not that it was torture， of course， but I struggled to pick it up each time。A major reason was the plot， namely， the lack of it。 This is not a truly plotless novel， but it is about 75% plotless。 We watch the protagonist go drinking in cafes and chat with crusty， battle-hardened Italians ad nauseam， without advancing the story。 Also， as Paul Goodman has remarked， Hemingway's style makes it seem like things happen to the characters。 The characters themselves never seem to act。 It's hard to get excited about a 280 page novel in which no one seems to act。And what is the point of it all？ Part of Hemingway's message is that there is no point， not to the war and maybe not to our lives either。 But this message winds up being an excuse for bad novel construction。 The characters yammer on incessantly （I found almost all the dialogue laughably bad） and life moves on， but I no longer cared about the fates of these， after all， rather annoying and insignificant people。 Yes， the characters were the other big obstacle to me。 The streets of the city and the tables of the bars where the characters drink are all vivid and solid and real。 But the characters themselves seem hollow， not really there。 If it weren't for their annoyingly affected talk， you could hardly tell them apart。There are good parts too， though。 Hemingway is justly famous for his prose， and I would add to that not just his prose alone， but his ability to describe the world in a way that is both concrete and lyrical。 That's truly something great and I never stopped appreciating it。I'll end my review with a sample of that prose style。 The protagonist is in a hospital in Milan with his lover: That night a bat flew in through the open door that led onto the balcony and through which we watched the night over the roofs of the town。 It was dark in our room except for the small light of the night over the town and the bat was not frightened but hunted in the room as though he had been outside。 We lay and watched him and I do not think he saw us because we lay so still。 After he went out we saw a searchlight come on and watched the beam move across the sky and then go off and it was dark again。 A breeze came in the night and we heard the men of the anti-aircraft gun on the next roof talking。 It was cool and they were putting on their capes。 。。。more
Laura
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3。5/5A lot of this I really like， and I'm glad I read it。 Unfortunately Hemingway can't write a convincing woman to save his life， so I didn't ever particularly care about the central relationship。 3。5/5A lot of this I really like， and I'm glad I read it。 Unfortunately Hemingway can't write a convincing woman to save his life， so I didn't ever particularly care about the central relationship。 。。。more
Stacy Wittenberg
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An OG of war stories。。。 very grim & bleak book。 The terse- almost diary like writing highlights that dismal feeling。Amended review- after further review I had to knock off a star for the awful portrayal of women- particularly Catherine- the love interest in this book。 She was possibly the flattest， most one-dimensional character I've ever read。 Scenes with dialogue were painful。 An OG of war stories。。。 very grim & bleak book。 The terse- almost diary like writing highlights that dismal feeling。Amended review- after further review I had to knock off a star for the awful portrayal of women- particularly Catherine- the love interest in this book。 She was possibly the flattest， most one-dimensional character I've ever read。 Scenes with dialogue were painful。 。。。more
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