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Summary: Masterful on war, revolution, but not love
Review: Hemingway brings the chaos and passions of twentieth century political war vividly to life in this epic. If only he'd stopped there without cooking up an absurd love story to go with it. Had EH edited out the Robert/Maria hooey he'd have created a novel of war to be compared with any.
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Summary: This book changed my perspective on life.
Review: After reading The Old Man and the Sea twice and The Sun Also Rises four times, I figured it was time to venture into some other Hemingway. I'm so glad I did. This was possibly the most powerful novel I have ever read, and it really forced me to rethink what's important in life. Robert Jordan's courage and devotion to his cause are unparalleled in literature and life. I was compelled through this book...I never read 500 pages so quickly. My only regret is that our hero died at the end, and his legacy had to come to a tragic end. If only he and Maria had made it to Madrid...
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Summary: Couldn't be bothered
Review: I spend about half my life reading - I've read almost all the books which would fall under the heading 'classic' so I think that qualifies me somewhat to say that, in my opinion, this book was just SOOOOO DULL. I couldn't get into it at all and laboured right to the halfway point before finally deciding that if I continued any further I would most certainly expire of boredom. After reading all the rave reviews I feel as though I read a different book to everyone else. Give me Steinbeck any day but forget Hemingway.
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Summary: excellent book
Review: I read this book last week and let me tell you this is an amazing and lovely book. I falled in love of Robert Jordan, he is so sweet.
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Summary: No Man is an Illand intire of it selfe
Review: I got the book because of a recommandation and because of the cool quote. I've read The Old Man and The Sea in High School and hated it. But Form Whom The Bell Tolls is brilliant.What impreses me about the book is how Hemingway manages to come up with a tightly written action tale, with deep philosophycal ideas and a great romance. I've read alot, and For Whom The Bel Tolls is my second favorite book... you can't afford missing it
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Summary: Hemingway's best, stylistically - if not all around
Review: This is Hemingway - hear him roar. FWtBT is not a good introduction to Hemingway, but after reading a few short stories and maybe The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms, you'll be used to his style of writing and tempo and understand why this is considered his best. It's long for Hemingway, but it reads quickly in terms of plot - there isn't so much action as there is character development, which you'll find pleasingly unusual after Farewell and Sun, and if you aren't in love with Maria by the end, you're inhuman. These are Hemingway's best characters - hands down. This is his best writing - no contest. Is it his best story? - You might like the Old Man and the Sea better, but it's darn close.
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Summary: If you're smart, you'll toll the bell on this novel!
Review: I guess the simple truths of Ernest Hemmingway were just a bit too simple for me.
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Summary: This book is so Terrific!
Review: Hi, I'm a 19 year old pre-collge student who just recently read this book. I didn't think I was going to like it at all, but I became soooo captivated that I just couldn't put it down. It has fast became my favorite book. I never thought I would love a book about Spanish civil war! But this book is wonderful; it has betrayal, love, war and death in it. I recomend it to anyone and everyone! You'll love it! And I hope you love it half as much as I do.
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Summary: Jordan is a Romantic in a Romantic movement.
Review: For Whom the Bell Tolls is the story of an American teacher who feels compelled to join the leftist cause during the Spanish Civil War. At the moment when the world was beginning it's plunge into cynicism (where it remains) Hemingway creates a Romantic hero in the world's last great Romantic movement. Jordan is very human and very real. He believes in the cause for which he fights even though he suspects his side may well lose the struggle. Pablo and Pilar are memorable characters. Pablo has let fear get the better of him. Pilar is one of the strongest women in 20th century literature. Hemingway takes all to a satisfying destination. This work is a must read for all those who believe that one should not struggle for anything which will not benefit the self. Jordan went to Spain to fight an evil, powerful and unjust force. He believed the world COULD be changed for the better.
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Summary: Boring Hemingway I'm upset
Review: I love Hemingway, but this book bored me to tears. I'll concede that I watched the movie first and knowing the ending took some of the fun out of it. Go read A Moveable Feast. You can always come back to this one later.
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