A Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I've been on a Hemingway kick lately, and delving into his earlier work has fueled my fire for the author. The semi-autobiographical work details his World War I service and is seeped in cynicism and wry observations.
His storytelling is efficient and clear, abounding with truth and impactful minimalism. The story arc is penetrating and mildly uplifting, pulsing with a growing sense of fatalism that gnaws away at its bones. This is beautiful, elegant storytelling fueled by penetrating introspection.
"A Farewell to Arms" provides a steady stream of intimate observations and delicious slices of life. It may be a humanist examination of the chaos and doom brought on by war, but it seems like more of a peek inside of Hemingway's diary, before he was a capital-A Author, back when he was just a guy trying to find his way in life, bubbling with hopes and dreams, struggling to survive to see another dawn.
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