A Farewell to Arms (CD-Audio)

from KimMR

The way I listened to the audiobook version of this novel narrated by John Slattery didn't do it justice. Being on holidays, away from home and my usual commuting and exercising habits, I listened in short grabs, either just before going to sleep or when I woke up in the early hours of the mornin...

from rainpebble

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway; (4*) I found this to 'one' of Papa's best works. I know that it has been slandered and slammed but this reader appreciated the writing and the story lines. The characters incorporate the desperation of youth, the insanity and traumatization of war and the s...

from benuathanasia

Every now and then, I come across a book that makes me question the term "classic." The five sections of the book, in my opinion, were as follows; tedious, horrible, interesting, mildly interesting, blase, with an ending that was ridiculously predictable. The faux-mance between Henry and Cat was ...

from Donna828

This is a classic 3-star book for me... 'liked it pretty well but had reservations.' In other words, clearly on the "meh" side. This is my second strike for Hemingway. The book "missed" for me because, although the plot and structure were fine, he failed to convince me of the love between Lt. Hen...

from Pretear

I always feel strange writing reviews for classics because, really, what the hell do I know? My high school was big on literary diversity so I never got to read the 'dead white guys'. I'm embarrassed to say that this is the first time I've read Hemingway. I can definitely see why he is such an im...