The Sun Also Rises

very realistic

BLAAAHHHH such an annoying man. hemingway......whatever.....

Out of the long list of required high school reading, The Sun Also Rises has always stood out for me. It is almost a cross between The Great Gatsby and Cather in the Rye (two books, which honestly, never did anything for me). Somehow, by combining the social movements and cultural reevaluations of the former with the personal openness of the latter Hemingway gives you a sad little story...more

Out of the long list of required high school reading, The Sun Also Rises has always stood out for me. It is almost a cross between The Great Gatsby and Cather in the Rye (two books, which honestly, never did anything for me). Somehow, by combining the social movements and cultural reevaluations of the former with the personal openness of the latter Hemingway gives you a sad little story that manages to stay with you long after it’s finished.   hide

A near pefect book.