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Feb 04, 2022dissymissylessy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
this is the one which always reminds me of humphrey bogart, as i believe that hem took note of the current-when-he-wrote-it trend of tough guy fiction and noir films which starred the likes of cagney, robinson, widmark, and bogart; and…
Aug 26, 2021dricco rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Saw the movie, had to read the book! The first 4 plus chapters of this book (through page 45 in my edition) are the short story "One Trip Across", which I had read in a Hemingway short story collection. Chapters 6-8 are the short story…
Aug 18, 2018
Authors have the incredible skills to make their works mimic life to an extraordinary level, and vice versa. In this Hemingway book, a man named Harry Morgan is trying to provide for his family as much as he can, though their bond is…
May 03, 2018
I agree. The movie is really good but the book is in an entirely different universe. Is Puzo's " The Godfather" not as good as, if not better than its movie?. The story is the writer's to tell, but the the director's to interpret. The…
Jun 22, 2017
Unexpectedly original in a unique way that cannot justify not watching the film.
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Jul 11, 2014Maroon_Zebu_2 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Overall, a good novel, although it goes without saying that compiling two short stories and a novelette with several different points of view makes for a discontinuous book. Nevertheless, I appreciate Hemingway's journalistic prose,…
Jul 25, 2013banjodog rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I'm not a Hemmingway fan, but I did get into this book. I found myself caring about what happened to Harry Morgan.
Apr 10, 2013lukasevansherman rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The rare case where the film is much better than the book.
Oct 12, 2012
Wonderful, exciting story beautifully written. Harry's love for his family, his honesty, his instant appraisal of the harsh world he inhabits - the reader goes away wishing to have had more of Harry Morgan's life, his story before this…
Mar 21, 2012goganbunch rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Not one of his best. From what I remember hearing is that it took him several attempts to complete. The context of the book is sloppy. He goes in and out of 1st person to 3rd person. While I applaud him on his creativity, it turns out…