A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
Book Read on 1 / 6 / 2008
My Hemingway festival is over, I just finished “A Farewell to Arms” (# 74, in the list). I think I preferred “The Sun Also Rises”. There were moments in “Farewell” which I really liked, but the macho thing that Can mentioned was a bit over the top and made Lt. Henry seem a bit one dimensional.
I did like the exchange with Count Greffi in Switzerland and aside from being very sad, I thought the ending of the book showed a sensibility that put some of the posturing in it’s place.
That’s it for the Hemingway in the list, so moving along.
It was an easy read, and there was some good stream of consciousness stuff, but it wasn't for me.
Reviewer: William Koplitz
3 out of 5