The Old Man and The Sea

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Summary: A simple book with a complex meaning
Review: After reading this book, I was left with the the feeling of knowledge and chasing you dream till you catch it. The story is about the meaning of life for a man who one day, after never catching anything for many days, catches the biggest fish in the sea. The fish, like all great fish, puts up a great fight but in the end of the second day finally kisses the blue ocean goodbye. The main point, I think, is a metaphor; we always want what we can't get and when we do get it, we never have it for long. (a.k.a.-the coyote always chases the roadrunner and right when he is going to catch him, he falls off a cliff.) This is a great book and I strongly recommend this book! A 8th grade student

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Summary: Not out of this world , but alright
Review: This story was pretty good , but I expected more from Hemingway.I lost intrest in the story as Santiago's battle with the marlin was dragged on and seemed as if it was never going to come to an end.

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Summary: awesome book, just amazing
Review: This a book everybody should read, it is very interesting and you will find out that once you read it you will not forget it

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Summary: Book Report Time?
Review: This is the only book I have ever read in one sitting! Yes, even as a sophomore in High School it kept my attention. Twenty years later the images created by the author are fresh in my mind. It was a very good book. I have my 11 year old reading it this fall.

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Summary: BORING?????
Review: GREAT. Boring has become the word of choice when reviewing classic literature. It seems that if anything is remotely challenging, it becomes boring and people give up. Bring on the Simpsons, South Park and 90210.

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Summary: An incredible warrior's story
Review: After reading "The Sun Also Rises" and "Farewell to Arms" I decided to give this short story a try. It's Hemingway's best by far, truly deserving of the Pulitzer Prize. The simple yet beautiful way in which the author describes the aspects of nature and the courage and persistence of this old man is like no other author has. His last and his best.

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Summary: An incredible warrior's story
Review: After reading "The Sun Also Rises" and "Farewell to Arms" I decided to give this short story a try. It's Hemingway's best by far, truly deserving of the Nobel Prize. The simple yet beautiful way in which the author describes the aspects of nature and the courage and persistence of this old man is like no other author has. His last and his best.

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Summary: The novel I really appreciate !
Review: A fantastic and symbolic work of art by Hemingway. One would rather skip meals just to continue reading the pages--- keeping track with the Cuban fisherman's struggle in the middle of the ocean. Sort of " you'll never know what will happen next -- that's why as much as possible you want to keep your eyes open just to finish the book. TWO THUMBS UP and Mabuhay !!!

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Summary: This book absolutely rocked!
Review: This is the first Hemmingway I have read. The book flows like the water it takes place upon, and I coudn't put it down till I was finished. I just had to see if Santiago would get that damned fish! I highly recomend this book, and savoring every word in it. I am now a lifetime Hemmingway fan.

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Summary: Definatly Not A Favorite
Review: This is the first Hemingway I've read and I have to say that I was disapointed. I did like the scenes with the boy and the old man but that was about it! But when he is at sea for five days I got tired of reading it and wanted to stop the book. As one reviewer said, "The story line was dragged on...". That sums up exactly how I felt about the book. When I learned it won a Pulizer I was even more surpirsed. When I talked to other people they felt that he deserved a Pulizer for his other books and maybe they just gave him the Prize because they felt they needed to. I'm not sure and I'm probably wrong. To me, it seems that you either loved it, or hated it. I've talked to people who think this is the best book ever and I've talk to people who didn't like it at all.