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Maybe I'm being a little dim in not appreciating something this important. I'm not appreciating the importance of this book. But I can only look at it through my eyes. I can only relate my reading experience.
The book covers 4 days or so of the Old Man's life as a fisherman. Like many books from that period (namely from American authors) the major events are glossed over. It's a style that has not survived the passage of other influences.
This book could have been one of those books that are hated by students assigned to read it. Its short length is a big plus, yet I gave it 2 stars. I just didn't feel either like or dislike of The Old Man and The Sea.
Perhaps I'm not finding appropriate words to display my state of mind. I just confess that it's a vacuum - that's how I see it. The prose is modern sounding, but the subject matter is treated in an alien manner.
The book covers 4 days or so of the Old Man's life as a fisherman. Like many books from that period (namely from American authors) the major events are glossed over. It's a style that has not survived the passage of other influences.
This book could have been one of those books that are hated by students assigned to read it. Its short length is a big plus, yet I gave it 2 stars. I just didn't feel either like or dislike of The Old Man and The Sea.
Perhaps I'm not finding appropriate words to display my state of mind. I just confess that it's a vacuum - that's how I see it. The prose is modern sounding, but the subject matter is treated in an alien manner.