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Summary: no compliments to fish for!
Review: The Old Man and the Sea is meant to be an adventurous story about and old fisherman and his adventures with the sea. For most, the story seems uneventful and boring. It may only appeal to those who are either def or blind. Anyone with a normal sense of sight or sound will find this story to be extremely boring and tiring.
The plot of the book is too predictable. The exciting events are too few and far between. For example, (one of the main characters) only appears a few times in the book. Manolin isn't even that interesting. Lucky for the rest of us, he only appears a few times throughout the story. In addition to an already boring cast of characters, the old man (whom the book is focused on) is dull, weak and he avoids the potential for exciting events to take place. Also, the setting is not lively enough to fill the imaginations of the unfortunate readers. The time period is one that everyone can be fascinated with, permitting that the interesting highlights of the time period are used to liven the story. The location of the book is wonderful, but Hemingway over explains every little detail about the state of the place. Hemingway is an admired author who tends to forget certain characteristics of the plot, and over indulges other things in the story. The setting of the story is to the whole book, as alcohol is to Hemmingway.
The Old Man and the Sea, only appeals to the def and the blind. Those of us with full or partial use of our ears and eyes can plainly sense that this story is uneventful. I especially was bored with the story. It was not an interesting topic. The only people who would be interested in the story are old fishermen. The poor children who are forced into reading this will find it unappealing. The story wasn't filled with action. Even someone who is into the topic will find the story too boring. The interesting events are too few and far between. Someone who has perfect vision or perfect hearing will still find this story boring and uneventful.
In conclusion, The Old Man and the Sea is a boring worthless peace of nothing. Only the def and the blind consider it literature.
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Summary: The Old Man And The Sea
Review: The book The Old Man and the Sea made me want to fall a sleep in some parts, but in other parts it was action packed and made me want to keep reading. This book was confusing in the middle, but the ending made up for it. In this book Santiago goes on a 3-4 day fishing trip, trying to change his luck. This book had me confused because the main character Santiago went on the fishing trip alone and was always talking to himself, and I didn't know he was talking to himself until half way through the book.
This novel had good drama and action. The drama part was weird because fishermen were making fun of Santiago because he didn't catch a fish in eighty five days. The fishermen told him that "he probably wouldn't catch another fish for the rest of his life". The biggest part of drama was at the end of the book. I can't say the ending or it will give away a good story that everyone has to read themselves.
Ernest Hemmingway is descriptive in his writing, he writes as if he were describing him self, but he's actually describing his life stories. When Hemmingway writes about action he writes in detail and it get a clear picture in your head as your reading. When he had to fight the shark he described the shark in detail. Also when he was using a boat oar as a weapon he described it the exact same way as it was in my head. In other words Hemmingway doesn't leave anything out in his writing. I would want other people to read this book because it's a really short book and it's easy to follow. This book only gets confusing for one chapter and then I caught on quick. In the ending of the book Hemmingway started to write like a tearjerker, but I can't give away a good ending.
All in all I thought The Old Man and the Sea was a good book, even though it got confusing for a chapter. I request this book for younger readers because it has easy vocabulary and it will take three days to finish it if younger readers read thirty minutes a day for three days. Hemmingway didn't leave out anything in the book it seemed like. The reason why Hemmingway gave good description in this book is because it actually happened to him in real life, it's not like he made it up. I give all the credit to Hemmingway as an author; he makes me check out his other books he wrote about.
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Summary: Great for all ages
Review: The Old Man and the Sea is a great easy reading book for children and adults. The author uses small and understandable words to help the reader read smoother. By doing so, it makes the story more interesting when the reader doesn't have to trouble themselves with confusing words. The author creates Santiago's character through his dialogue by using Spanish words and that he talks to himself and the animals. Though the author uses Spanish words he explains them immediately after their use. This makes this a good book in my opinion.
The word choice of the author definitely increased the quality of this book. The Old Man and the Sea is a great book for the young and old readers. This is because of the authors style. Hemmingway makes the book very understandable and fun to read. The book had a good plot but being able to follow along and not get lost really helps the novel. I recommend this book to almost all ages (if you can read of course).
This book is also enhanced by the authors' method of describing the story through the character. Santiago talks to himself in the story and because he does this Hemmingway uses him to describe events in the story as it happens. Santiago is also described with the character through his speech. The author uses Spanish words to show his nationality, which helps you under stand him. Though he uses Spanish words, they are immediately explained after their use. These elements put together made this story much better.
The Old Man and the Sea was a great book for almost all ages. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who likes to read.
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Summary: The Old Man and the Sea
Review: The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea is a great example of Ernest Hemmingway's writing. It was a great and interesting book. I liked the book The Old Man and the Sea.
I thought this book was a good book. For example it had good description and sentence fluency. With the good description and sentence fluency, it made it so that the book was not boring. An example of this is "it is a strong full-blooded fish." It had good description. Also, this was not a boring book. It was interesting and it kept my attention throughout the entire book. "If sharks come God pity him and me." This is a great example from the book that kept my interest, and was exciting. Over all, this book was a good book that kept my attention and was not too boring.
I would recommend this book to other people. For instance it is pretty easy reading. An example from the book is "He settled comfortably against the wood and took his suffering as it came." The words are easy to understand and they are not too sophisticated. This makes it easy for the littler kids, who are into reading, to understand what Hemmingway is talking about when he uses the types of words he uses in his style of writing. Also people will probably have had to read Hemmingway's books to understand his style, because his style also confused me. Some of the wording is strange. I didn't even understand it. His word choice was also pretty strange. He used words like queì va and agua mala. Overall, I think people of all ages might enjoy reading this book.
I think this is a good book for people of all ages. I do recommend the book The Old Man and the Sea to people who like books that go into a lot of detail and who like short novels. Even if people haven't read his other writing they will like this book.
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Summary: The Old Man and the Sea
Review: The Old Man and the Sea He was an old man that fished alone in the skiff and was very unlucky with fish since he hadn't caught a fish in the past eighty four days. The fisherman, Santiago, struggled all throughout the story with his many different problems, such as his problem of not being able to catch a fish. The novel The Old Man and the Sea is about a struggle with a man verses himself.
This story is very compelling and meaningful in many ways. For example, it was very compelling when Santiago would not give up on catching this huge marlin because Santiago's pride was at risk. The struggle between the two made the plot more interesting and entertaining for the reader. Most people would have given up pretty quickly when trying to catch one the biggest marlins in the Cuban Sea, but Santiago had enough pride to keep going. I have great respect for Santiago for not giving up when it looked like there was no way to succeed for him. But his persistent was one of his greatest qualities. Another example of how this story is meaningful was Santiago and the boy Manolin's friendship. If Santiago never had a friendship that strong with someone he wouldn't have had the will power to fight that marlin. Manolin is the reason why Santiago would not give up, because Manolin believed in him and Santiago didn't want to let the boy down. Santiago and Manolin's friendship is the most meaningful thing in this novel. Although the story is short and easy to read it is also very overwhelming.
I would recommend this book to all readers of all ages, because everyone can enjoy this story. Above all odds The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. I think Hemingway's writing in The Old Man and the Sea was one of the best stories I've ever read in a long time. His writing carries meaningful things, such as the way he writes about how Santiago and Manolin have a friendship that no one can break and the way Santiago felt while he was battling the huge marlin. No book I've read carries so much meaning. In 1954 Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for his powerful and meaningful writing. Although Hemingway wrote many great novels, I feel that The Old Man and the Sea was the main novel that got him the Nobel Prize. The Old Man and the Sea had to be one of the best novels ever written by any author throughout history. He deserved the Nobel Prize earlier than he got it, but with out this novel the Nobel Prize would have been out of his grasps so the critics think. This novel is a very compassionate story and should be read by ever single person out there.
To sum up, this story is about struggle, and is one the best pieces of work I've ever read. Any critic or reader that doesn't like this novel or says it is a bad story has no taste in novels. In my mind this story was Hemingway's best work throughout his entire career as an author.
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Summary: The Old man and The Sea, a Classic
Review: The Old Man and The Sea The Old Man and The Sea was a great time altering novel by Ernest Hemingway. A story by an old, depressed mad man not afraid to speak his mind, he caught not only the attention of the young adult, but this book could also be read to little children with the exception of censorship. This is obviously one of the greatest books of our generation and others to come.
Santiago (the old man) was a great Spanish fisherman striving on catching fish for money. His main goal in life is to be able to catch the one fish that will get him his riches. The old man was 84 years old without a fish. Although everyone in town mocked him and his ability to catch fish, he pursued his dream and kept trying. And he knew that one day he would in fact prove them wrong, with the help of a young boy he knew so well. The young boy is the one person with the most integrity to help out this mocked old man. He was a very brave young boy. Hemmingway made a smart choice in putting such bravery into this story of self-victory.
Without the young boy, Manolin, the one person in the world who cared, the old man felt lost. The boy helped Santiago in believing in himself, and gave him the majority of self confidence he could possibly hold. The old man truly needed that young boy. He was the link to all his striving. The boy and Santiago were most inseparable, when Santiago caught even the littlest fish; the boy was there to cheer him on. The boy is a smart character because of his sense to not follow everyone in copping fun at the old man. This makes the story so much more intriguing to have a friend for the old man so that he can laugh and have fun too. This shows how even such a serious writer like Hemmingway, can, to, put a little bit of fun hidden within his writing. This story was not only one of the most easy to follow novels, but also it was fun to read and it intrigues every man, women and child with the reading ability. It was also intelligent enough for the normal person to read, not just the higher class people. This story of and old man and his dream of fishing is a true classic. A person wouldn't think to look at it or just read a page, but to know so many people liked it; there can't be a single person with simple intelligence who doesn't like this book. It would be smart to give it a chance and just try to read such a life changing story.
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Summary: What a Catch!
Review: Original...Simple...Gripping. The Old Man and the Sea is an example of classic American Literature that is all this and more. It reflects on Hemingway's past fishing experiences and has deep inner meanings. His style makes the reader feel as if they are actually struggling with Santiago on a skiff off the coast of Cuba. The Old Man and the Sea is a heart-wrenching tale that is worth reading. The Old Man and the Sea is a novel that people of all ages can enjoy. The reading level is simple, but that gets the point across. For example "'It is not bad,' he said." (84). Instead of cluttering up this simple sentence, Hemingway used four simple, but concise words to get the point across. It would have been unnecessary to use the thesaurus to replace these mono-syllable words with more complicated ones. Everyone has obstacles to overcome in their life. "You're feeling it now, fish," and he said, "and so, God knows, am I." (56). Everyone can relate to what Santiago is feeling, which creates a connection between the reader and the protagonist. The author gains the reader's interest with his simple style and a plot that can be related to. Ernest Hemingway portrays his two main characters brilliantly. For instance, "You better be fearless and confident yourself, old man," he said. (84). The character of the Cuban fisherman, Santiago, and the marlin both show personality traits that make them seem real. The reader can almost guess how the old man feels and how he will react. Santiago's story causes many emotions in the reader. In addition to portraying the characters perfectly, he also creates well-founded relationships between them. "But perhaps he has been hooked many times before and he knows that this is how he should make his fight, he said." (49). While reading this novel, I particularly enjoyed how the marlin represented the old man. The respect Santiago has for the enormous fish and their similarities doesn't affect his determination in killing it. Both characters are giving all they have, and their age and wisdom prove to be equal. Ernest Hemingway created a masterpiece in is portrayal of both the antagonist and protagonist. It is amazing how a story can capture so many people's attention in only 127 pages. Ernest Hemingway's special style can never be re-created. The unique plot and the secret deep meanings are what make this story great. If I could change one thing about The Old Man and the Sea I wouldn't. Read it and see why it won the Pulitzer Prize!
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Summary: A Boring Book
Review: A Boring Book Ernest Hemmingway has a very unique writing style. He has bland word choice and his stories move slowly, it almost seems like he is trying to make the reader fall asleep. These descriptions of his writing are shown quite a bit in The Old Man and The Sea. The Old Man and The Sea is a boring book!
Bland word choice fills the pages of The Old Man and The Sea. For example, "Eat them good now and then there is the tuna." Hemmingway lacks the words to catch the reader's attention. This causes the reader to get tired of the story and drift into other thoughts. For instance, "But I will kill you dead before this day ends." That sentence is filled with clutter. Hemmingway made that sentence complicated. Simplifying the sentence would make it easier to understand. If Hemmingway used less clutter in the book the number of pages would be cut in half.
The Old Man and The Sea is a highly predictable book. The Old Man and The Sea lets the reader always see what is going to happen next in the book. In addition, "The shark was not an accident." Throughout the entire story the readers have a sense that what is happening to Santiago is too good to be true. Don't watch the biography of Ernest Hemmingway before reading The Old Man and The Sea. The show gives away the ending of the story. That is no loss because there was no suspense in the book anyway. When you already know the ending of a story it ruins the rest of the book.
To sum it all up, "The old Man was dreaming about the lions." The ending was the same as what happened early in the book. Hemmingway's writing style in The Old Man and The Sea was very predictable and contained bland word choice and clutter. The Old Man and The Sea was a very boring book!
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Summary: The Old Man and The Sea
Review: Old Man and The Sea Book Review The book, Old Man and The Sea, is about a fisherman named Santiago, Who hasn't caught a fish in eighty-five days. When he comes upon the biggest marlin he has ever faced. Who will pull who in? Hemingway's book is good, but it is repetitive with boring topics, and needs to summarize. As a result it made the book slow moving.
Hemingway's way of writing slowed the book's movement down. For example, Hemmingway goes on about topics that don't entice the reader. Using topics that bore the reader doesn't move the story along, does it? Topics are important to readers and using boring and unwanted topics push readers away. In addition, the way Hemingway wrote of people talking, "the old man said", is to repetitive and thus slowing the story down. "The old man said" is ok if the writer uses other more descriptive words for the character's dialogue. Repetitiveness and boring topics are only half of what makes the story slow moving.
Hemingway spends too much time on topics that don't concern the story. For example, Hemingway spends takes forty-five pages on Santiago catching the same fish. There is no need to use forty-five pages to catch one fish. Who needs to know all the little details of what goes on in Santiago's head? In addition, he also took eight pages for Santiago to climb up to his shack, fall asleep, and then Mandolin to get him coffee. I could write that in at the most four pages, and deliver the same information. Eight pages are too much for what had happened. Summarizing is something Hemingway needs to learn.
Hemingway's book is good, don't get me wrong, but it is too slow. He takes too long to write something so simple. From what I read of Santiago, he needs to see a shrink (Santiago). Hemingway is a good writer, but still needs some work.
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Summary: The Old Man and the Sea
Review: The Old Man and the Sea wasn't very enjoyable to read. It seemed more age appropriate for readers around 45 and older. I find that at my age group, which are kids, are probably more into action and long adventures, then a relaxing trip made by an old man. That is usually what older people are into because that is always what they are talking about. I guess it all depends on what kinds of books you are into. I felt that The old Man and the Sea wasn't interesting at all.
I found that the book The Old Man and the Sea wasn't an exciting or suspenseful story. For example, the quote, "Then came the same delicate pulling touch again,"42. Like I said before, not very exciting. Where's the suspense? In addition, "An airplane passed over on its course to Miami and he watched its shadow scaring up the schools of flying fish," 71. See boring, sentences like this make the book not very exciting. Even for a long sentence that wasn't very suspenseful. The old Man and the Sea needs to be more suspenseful for the reader.
I thought The old Man and the Sea was predictable, in most parts. For example, he said that the longest he has gone without a fish was 85 days, so then he goes on a fishing trip to find a fish. Right there you know he is going to come home with a fish. That makes the book no fun to read because the reader knows what is going to happen so then they don't want to finish. In addition, he fights a really big fish to match up his 85 day dead line. So the reader isn't going to give up because he has to make his 85day limit so he won't be a failure. He also can't give up because he doesn't want to be disappointed in him. All in all The Old Man and the Sea needs to not be so predictable.
In conclusion, I found The Old Man and the Sea to be not very exciting or suspenseful. Because of reading this book I saw my friends falling asleep while reading it. To find out which age group fits this book and find it more enjoyable, people can find older age groups, have them read it and see what they say. We already know what the younger people think. Again it all depends on what kinds of books different people are into. Although reading this book makes people expand their horizons and stick with something even though they really don't like it.
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