Old Man and the Sea

I didn't think I was going to like this one at first but it drew me in. I think the fact that it had no chapters or anything helped move the book along, and it is a very short book, 127 pages. As the synopsis said, it is very simple, just the one story, yet the old man has a wealth of background behind him. The characters are well defined and the descriptions are very vivid.

it was amazing

Classic

a short story, an old fisherman and how he battle with the 'big fish' and the sharks...in the end, i still don't know what kind of 'big fish' is this >< mm...okay, i got that he is trying to tell you that being a human, you need to have faith and pride of yourself, do not give up easily is the moral of the story, but whether this is a 'good' book that worth for a Nobel prize...I don't know, I...more

a short story, an old fisherman and how he battle with the 'big fish' and the sharks...in the end, i still don't know what kind of 'big fish' is this >< mm...okay, i got that he is trying to tell you that being a human, you need to have faith and pride of yourself, do not give up easily is the moral of the story, but whether this is a 'good' book that worth for a Nobel prize...I don't know, I only know that after reading this book, my feelings are tired and angry....   hide