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Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises

Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises

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  • Author：Ernest Hemingway
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Paris in the twenties: Pernod， parties and expatriate Americans， loose-living on money from home。 Jake is wildly in love with Brett Ashley， aristocratic and irresistibly beautiful， but with an abandoned， sensuous nature that she cannot change。 When the couple drifts to Spain to the dazzle of the fiesta and the heady atmosphere of the bullfight， their affair is strained by new passions， new jealousies， and Jake must finally learn that he will never possess the woman he loves。

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Aaron Miller ，

Was expecting something more of an ending。 A very long exposition。 Had to read reviews and analysis to understand the unstated themes and real life backstory to this novel published 95 years ago。

Paula ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The tweed skirt。

Marcia Harbour ，

I liked this book。 Didn’t care for the ending。

busyreadingg ，

When I first started “the sun also rises” I was a little underwhelmed。 However， the sincere abstract feelings of this rowdy bunch was something I had to analyze。 This “lost generation” trope where they spend money， and drink themselves to death was definitely tragic。 And it remained tragic。 Good work Hemingway。

Francis Briga ，

Highly overrated。 Mostly boring。 Nothing really happens， except a lot of drinking。

Proy Bussayajirapong ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoy the writing style but the pacing of the book was way too slow for my liking。For someone who’s been in Spain and Paris， the descriptive narrative was not super interesting。 Perhaps for that time， it was something new。 All the characters seemed like there were some depths to them but they were constantly getting drunk。 It was hard for me to feel attach and sympathise with the characters。 I can summarised it in one sentence: a man who got friend-zoned by a women who was everyones lover。 （An I enjoy the writing style but the pacing of the book was way too slow for my liking。For someone who’s been in Spain and Paris， the descriptive narrative was not super interesting。 Perhaps for that time， it was something new。 All the characters seemed like there were some depths to them but they were constantly getting drunk。 It was hard for me to feel attach and sympathise with the characters。 I can summarised it in one sentence: a man who got friend-zoned by a women who was everyones lover。 （And they all went to Spain together） 。。。more

Kalley ，

Hemingway depicts the "lost generation" with a heck of a narrator in Jake who， through all of his struggles， still has a strong moral compass that surprises at times。 Every character is living through some sort of pain or trauma， and the extravagance of the 1920s in Paris and subsequently Pamplona certainly creates an interesting backdrop。 I also read through the lens of curiosity of what our generation will look like post pandemic。 People have gone through trauma and mental health struggles thr Hemingway depicts the "lost generation" with a heck of a narrator in Jake who， through all of his struggles， still has a strong moral compass that surprises at times。 Every character is living through some sort of pain or trauma， and the extravagance of the 1920s in Paris and subsequently Pamplona certainly creates an interesting backdrop。 I also read through the lens of curiosity of what our generation will look like post pandemic。 People have gone through trauma and mental health struggles throughout the past year。 The other side of the pandemic could very well be the sort of aimless excess depicted in Hemingway's novel。 However， there is sort of a resilience nonetheless。 。。。more

Emilayday Adamcyk ，

If you can get past the blatant racism against Blacks， Jews， and Spaniards， as well as get over Ernie Hemingway's incel-driven depiction of the absolutely horrible Lady Brett Ashley， and if you can get over the murdering of bulls part， as well as his blatant alcoholism bleeding onto the page with every description of drinking done （I get it's a fiesta， but buddy， relax。） If you can get past all that， it's an okay book。 I don't mind the way he writes and depicts things， but the content is just so If you can get past the blatant racism against Blacks， Jews， and Spaniards， as well as get over Ernie Hemingway's incel-driven depiction of the absolutely horrible Lady Brett Ashley， and if you can get over the murdering of bulls part， as well as his blatant alcoholism bleeding onto the page with every description of drinking done （I get it's a fiesta， but buddy， relax。） If you can get past all that， it's an okay book。 I don't mind the way he writes and depicts things， but the content is just so fucking outdated。 It was nice to spend time in Spain in the summer。 。。。more

Katy Lovejoy ，

I'm not quite sure what message I'm supposed to get from this。 Most classics have a lesson or a warning or something。。。 I'm not quite sure what message I'm supposed to get from this。 Most classics have a lesson or a warning or something。。。 。。。more

Taskgal ，

Prompted by finding this on one of my bookshelves as well as the recent PBS series on Hemingway， I decided to read this novel。 I struggled with my rating between 2 and 3 stars and decided on 3 because I did find the descriptions and character development so vivid。 Given this novel basically occurred about 100 years ago， some concessions must be made for the time period， but basically the flaws， emptiness and searching the characters exhibit could be placed into the present day。 Mid-way through t Prompted by finding this on one of my bookshelves as well as the recent PBS series on Hemingway， I decided to read this novel。 I struggled with my rating between 2 and 3 stars and decided on 3 because I did find the descriptions and character development so vivid。 Given this novel basically occurred about 100 years ago， some concessions must be made for the time period， but basically the flaws， emptiness and searching the characters exhibit could be placed into the present day。 Mid-way through the book， I reached a point where I could not put it down。 I was simultaneously sad and disgusted for these souls who were bent on self-destruction and could not find their way to redemption。 It seemed as if the group were in a whirlpool and no one could break out and make the first step out to salvation。 They just kept spiraling downward and unfortunately took innocent people with them on the journey。 Much like the bulls in the ring: the game was rigged。 。。。more

Russel Henderson ，

I read this as a collegian and I enjoyed it， but I got a lot more out of it on a reread。 Part of that was the breadth of what I’ve read since that first reading， but the more important factor， I think， was my own experiences overseas。 The recent conflicts were not a breaking point with the past， individually or collectively， but war is a singular and unsettling experience， and the sense of ennui and displacement that follows it is rather universal。 And over the last two decades or so a lot of th I read this as a collegian and I enjoyed it， but I got a lot more out of it on a reread。 Part of that was the breadth of what I’ve read since that first reading， but the more important factor， I think， was my own experiences overseas。 The recent conflicts were not a breaking point with the past， individually or collectively， but war is a singular and unsettling experience， and the sense of ennui and displacement that follows it is rather universal。 And over the last two decades or so a lot of the old verities have been upended and new ones have yet to take their place， which is precisely the situation in which Jake， Brett， and their circle found themselves in the 1920s。 I appreciate and I agree with many of the criticisms of Hemingway that have currency right now， but they seem to apply less to this work。 Brett is one of his strongest female characters， a more complex and sophisticated but equally tragic analog to Daisy Buchanan。 He seems to have sympathy for each of his characters， even the less likable ones。 Of Hemingway’s work， perhaps my favorite。 。。。more

Gary Miller ，

Young Hemingway at his best。 A simple work of fiction with lovely， complex characters set in Europe in the 1920's。 Every once in a while Hemingway did not rise to the level of his reputation。 This was not one of those books。 This is beautifully crafted。 Hemingway used what he knew about boxing， bullfighting， fishing， traveling and personal relationships， all woven into this story。 Write what you know is still great advise today。 What a great book。 Young Hemingway at his best。 A simple work of fiction with lovely， complex characters set in Europe in the 1920's。 Every once in a while Hemingway did not rise to the level of his reputation。 This was not one of those books。 This is beautifully crafted。 Hemingway used what he knew about boxing， bullfighting， fishing， traveling and personal relationships， all woven into this story。 Write what you know is still great advise today。 What a great book。 。。。more

Mary ，

Good ReadIt was nice to read a classic。 It was a change from what I normally read。 I enjoyed the characters。

Mary ，

Part travel writing and part exploration of how the Lost Generation coped with the destruction of old beliefs and values， The Sun Also Rises is interesting for the places it describes。 I enjoyed Hemingway's portrayal of a bus trip from France through Basque mountain villages as well as several days of fishing in the Spanish countryside。On the other hand， the characters don't evolve much - they overall remain drunken， self-centered degenerates who never strive to move beyond the trauma they exper Part travel writing and part exploration of how the Lost Generation coped with the destruction of old beliefs and values， The Sun Also Rises is interesting for the places it describes。 I enjoyed Hemingway's portrayal of a bus trip from France through Basque mountain villages as well as several days of fishing in the Spanish countryside。On the other hand， the characters don't evolve much - they overall remain drunken， self-centered degenerates who never strive to move beyond the trauma they experienced in WWI to become better people。 Instead， they drink copiously to not feel their psychological pain and wound each other through nasty words and behavior。 And， while I appreciate Hemingway's style and his observations， the writing sometimes felt somewhat juvenile to me。 。。。more

hannah ，

3。5 - everyone in this book is in need of a liver transplant （and therapy） someone please tell my boy jake there is more than one way to have sex。。。 i promise you， there are other options for you out thereevery time I was starting to enjoy the novel there was another unnecessary slur or some more antisemitism which took away from the story for me :/ hemingway also somehow managed to make me hate every single character while still not giving most of them a defined personality or background - whic 3。5 - everyone in this book is in need of a liver transplant （and therapy） someone please tell my boy jake there is more than one way to have sex。。。 i promise you， there are other options for you out thereevery time I was starting to enjoy the novel there was another unnecessary slur or some more antisemitism which took away from the story for me :/ hemingway also somehow managed to make me hate every single character while still not giving most of them a defined personality or background - which is impressive tbh 。。。more

Rachel Sauer ，

I hate Hemingway。 I’ve always hated Hemingway。 Then recently I watched the beginning of a PBS special on him。 And after watching that I now hate him even more。 Of course I am joking to a degree。 But I became caught up in this thought of how he might have fared in today’s “Cancel Culture” so I re-read The Sun Also Rises。It must appear to someone of younger generations that Hemingway’s work is revolting for the purpose of being read as deeply sardonic satire。 There does not seem to be a single off I hate Hemingway。 I’ve always hated Hemingway。 Then recently I watched the beginning of a PBS special on him。 And after watching that I now hate him even more。 Of course I am joking to a degree。 But I became caught up in this thought of how he might have fared in today’s “Cancel Culture” so I re-read The Sun Also Rises。It must appear to someone of younger generations that Hemingway’s work is revolting for the purpose of being read as deeply sardonic satire。 There does not seem to be a single offensive topic that he refuses to include。 His descriptions of women are cringy， and toxic masculinity runs rampant。 The anti-semitism in this novel is revolting but the fact that， on one single page， the N word is used 14 times is truly nauseating。 I did a Google search for “Why the Sun Also Rises is Problematic” and was told that there were “About 3，730，000 results”。 So why are we still reading this guy’s work？ I mean， what is this thing even about anyway？I’ll break it down for you:Rich white people with intense privilege and no personal responsibility or respect for others eat， but mostly drink， themselves into a drunken oblivion day after day。 We are along for the ride to hear all of their selfish thoughts， horrible gossip， absurd and calculated ignorance of reality and overall nastiness。 But it wouldn’t be prudent to discard Hemingway forever。 At the end of the day， his writing just hits in a way that no one else’s ever could。 Here is one of the myriad passages that so simply explains the complexities of relationships:“It’s funny，” I said。 “It’s very funny。 And it’s a lot of fun， too， to be in love。”“Do you think so？” her eyes looked flat again。“I don’t mean fun that way。 In a way it’s an enjoyable feeling。”“No，” she said。 “I think it’s hell on earth。”“It’s good to see each other。”“No。 I don’t think it is。”“Don’t you want to？”“I have to。”We were sitting now like two strangers…” （p。 35）I’d like to think that I will never give this awful racist， misogynistic author who serves as the figurehead for pompous political incorrectness any more of my time。 And， well， “Isn’t it pretty to think so？”For another human’s opinion on conflicting feelings involving an artist’s personal repulsiveness， check out this article “When Great Art Happens to Bad People”:https://www。theatlantic。com/entertain。。。 。。。more

Kelley Johnson ，

A descriptive but sad tale of lonely， empty people who drink way too much in an effort to forget just how lonely and empty their lives are。

Jess Jaime ，

Hemingway builds and breaks the English language with such clear crafted precision。 His lines cut through the usual chuff writers stuff between their punctuation with a confidence and clarity。 In five lines， he etches an outline of Brett's character that resonates far beyond her words:"It was amazing champagne。'I say， that is wine，' Brett held up her glass， 'We ought to toast something。 Here's to royalty。''This wine is too good for toast-drinking， my dear。 You don't want to mix emotions up with Hemingway builds and breaks the English language with such clear crafted precision。 His lines cut through the usual chuff writers stuff between their punctuation with a confidence and clarity。 In five lines， he etches an outline of Brett's character that resonates far beyond her words:"It was amazing champagne。'I say， that is wine，' Brett held up her glass， 'We ought to toast something。 Here's to royalty。''This wine is too good for toast-drinking， my dear。 You don't want to mix emotions up with a wine like that。 You lose the taste。'Brett's glass was empty。" 。。。more

Kelly Green ，

My favorite Hemingway novel。

Zoe Ford ，

I would vote for it as it is such a beautiful novel that tackles so many real-life issues。 I loved it to pieces and wish everyone would read it just once in their lives If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Ramon4 ，

Disappointing book。 I was expecting a thought provoking great read， but I just couldn’t get into it。 I had to force myself to finish it。 The first half was boring， and I can not recollect now what happened。 The second half became more interesting， but just barely。 Four guys and a gal go to Spain to watch the bull fights。 The gal is a “good-time-was-had-by-all” type of gal， so naturally， the guys fight over her。 She runs off with a young bull fighter and ruins the trip for everybody。 The story en Disappointing book。 I was expecting a thought provoking great read， but I just couldn’t get into it。 I had to force myself to finish it。 The first half was boring， and I can not recollect now what happened。 The second half became more interesting， but just barely。 Four guys and a gal go to Spain to watch the bull fights。 The gal is a “good-time-was-had-by-all” type of gal， so naturally， the guys fight over her。 She runs off with a young bull fighter and ruins the trip for everybody。 The story ends when the gal calls the main character and cries that she abandoned the bull fighter。 He comforts her， and she cries， “Oh Jake， we could have had such a dammed good time together”。 In the last line of the book， Jake says， “Yes。 Isn’t it pretty to think so？” If this was not written by Hemingway， I would not recommend it。 As Dorothy Parker said， “This novel is not to be tossed lightly aside， but hurled with great force。” 。。。more

Jordan Shipley ，

I’m not a huge Hemingway fan （that’s what happens when you read For Whom the Bell Tolls at much too young an age）， but I liked this better than I expected。 For sure， there were some characters （Brett！！！！！） who irritated me， and the casual racism and anti-Semitism weren’t ok。 BUT， I think Hemingway did such a fantastic job of capturing this Lost Generation’s feelings of despair， emptiness， and uncertainty。 There’s a reason this book involved so much drinking and （seemingly） so little plot develop I’m not a huge Hemingway fan （that’s what happens when you read For Whom the Bell Tolls at much too young an age）， but I liked this better than I expected。 For sure， there were some characters （Brett！！！！！） who irritated me， and the casual racism and anti-Semitism weren’t ok。 BUT， I think Hemingway did such a fantastic job of capturing this Lost Generation’s feelings of despair， emptiness， and uncertainty。 There’s a reason this book involved so much drinking and （seemingly） so little plot development - without having lived through WWI myself， I can only imagine facing life after surviving something so horrific。 Would I read this again？ No。 Would I recommend it？ Probably。 。。。more

Νίκος Βιτωλιώτης ，

Ένα εμβληματικό έργο， το πρώτο ενός μεγάλου ονόματος της αμερικανικής και της παγκόσμιας λογοτεχνίας， που δυστυχώς το διάβασα σε μια κακή μετάφραση （Μίνωας 1996）， ως εκ τούτου δεν μπορώ παρά να βαθμολογήσω με 3/5 και αυτό με επιείκεια。 Είναι κρίμα να υπάρχουν τόσα χονδροειδή σφάλματα όπως επί λέξει μεταφράσεις αγγλικών ιδιωματισμών， ενώ σε κάποια σελίδα， το bathing suit μεταφράζεται ως «κοστούμι του μπάνιου»… Δεν είναι λοιπόν μόνο γνωστική ανεπάρκεια， αλλά και προχειρότητα。 Επίσης， όταν αποδίδον Ένα εμβληματικό έργο， το πρώτο ενός μεγάλου ονόματος της αμερικανικής και της παγκόσμιας λογοτεχνίας， που δυστυχώς το διάβασα σε μια κακή μετάφραση （Μίνωας 1996）， ως εκ τούτου δεν μπορώ παρά να βαθμολογήσω με 3/5 και αυτό με επιείκεια。 Είναι κρίμα να υπάρχουν τόσα χονδροειδή σφάλματα όπως επί λέξει μεταφράσεις αγγλικών ιδιωματισμών， ενώ σε κάποια σελίδα， το bathing suit μεταφράζεται ως «κοστούμι του μπάνιου»… Δεν είναι λοιπόν μόνο γνωστική ανεπάρκεια， αλλά και προχειρότητα。 Επίσης， όταν αποδίδονται οι διάλογοι， άλλοτε χρησιμοποιείται το ρήμα στον ενεστώτα （…λέει η Μπρετ…） και άλλοτε στον αόριστο （…είπε。。）， γεγονός που χτυπάει άσχημα。Κατά τα λοιπά， το έργο είναι ένα ατελείωτο μεθύσι με κρασί， μπύρα， ουίσκι， αψέντι， μαρτίνι και όποιο άλλο οινοπνευματώδες μπορούσε κανείς να βρει εκείνη την εποχή στη Γαλλία και την Ισπανία。 Οι περιπλανήσεις μιας παρέας （πρόωρα） παρηκμασμένων （πάνω-κάτω） τριαντάρηδων， λίγο μετά τον πρώτο παγκόσμιο πόλεμο， που καταλήγουν στην Παμπλόνα， την περίοδο των ταυρομαχιών。 Καλή απόδοση του κλίματος， το πορτρέτο μιας χαμένης γενιάς γεμάτης με ψυχολογικά κυρίως αδιέξοδα。 Χωρίς να με ενθουσιάσει （σίγουρα φταίει και η μετάφραση， του χρωστάω μια νέα ανάγνωση στο πρωτότυπο）， με ταξίδεψε。Υ/Γ: Πόσο έχει αλλάξει ο κόσμος μέσα σε 100 χρόνια！ Ποιος θα τολμούσε να γράψει με θαυμασμό σχεδόν για τις ταυρομαχίες σήμερα; 。。。more

Gary ，

This book lingered in my mind for days afterward。 The effect of Hemingway's prose is that during the reading process one wonders at times why he is regarded as such a great writer， but after the story has ended and the characters have left us there is no wonder at all。 A great writer！ This book lingered in my mind for days afterward。 The effect of Hemingway's prose is that during the reading process one wonders at times why he is regarded as such a great writer， but after the story has ended and the characters have left us there is no wonder at all。 A great writer！ 。。。more

Clara P。 ，

2。5 meh

Scott E ，

Least favourite Hemingway。 Characters are generally unlikeable but not in an American Psycho enjoyable way。 Internal monologue of the protagonist is usually something special but that’s clutching at straws to find a level of enjoyment

Reigne ，

I fell in love with the story from beginning to end！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Rayrumtum ，

In the post WWI period several American patriots booze their way around Europe。 What is impressive about this book is the lean writing。 Without hurling a flood of adjectives， metaphors， similes， and adverbs at the reader he uses simple prose to give a vivid picture。 I felt like I was really there and watching。 The chapters on the fiesta at Pamplona and the running of the bulls were particularly vivid though on a personal level， I don't approve of that blood sport。 In the post WWI period several American patriots booze their way around Europe。 What is impressive about this book is the lean writing。 Without hurling a flood of adjectives， metaphors， similes， and adverbs at the reader he uses simple prose to give a vivid picture。 I felt like I was really there and watching。 The chapters on the fiesta at Pamplona and the running of the bulls were particularly vivid though on a personal level， I don't approve of that blood sport。 。。。more

Jeff Wong ，

I had always wanted to read this book as I have visited Pamplona and have walked the road from the pens to the stadium where the bulls are run。 This is not an easy book to read -- the story is about people who are essentially unhappy with their lives and are striving to find something that will sustain them meaningfully。 And there is lots of drinking to excess。 The dialogue between the main characters is frequently sharp and cutting -- the description of places is rich but Hemingway is not for e I had always wanted to read this book as I have visited Pamplona and have walked the road from the pens to the stadium where the bulls are run。 This is not an easy book to read -- the story is about people who are essentially unhappy with their lives and are striving to find something that will sustain them meaningfully。 And there is lots of drinking to excess。 The dialogue between the main characters is frequently sharp and cutting -- the description of places is rich but Hemingway is not for everyone。 。。。more

Grant Rincon ，

Thanks， Carlos。

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