DUDE EATING CHEESE AND DRINKING WINE AND STAYING IN LUXURY HOTELS

>>8453832
The part of the book with the retreat was great.

Anyhow, what was the deal with the gf? Totally submissive and agreeing with everything the main char says and little personality of her own. Is it because she lost her first husbando and to avoid losing another she becomes a total sub? I assumed this would come up towards the end but she just fucking died. She was really uninteresting to me.

>>8455143
Women were expected to act that way back then.

>>8455143
Women aren't interesting people 2bh

Still, I prefer them to keep their boring opinions to themselves rather than share them

>>8453832
>eat cheese
>get shot

>>8455148
Still though, her char felt really flat, no depth or anything. Was hoping there was some psychological reason for the way she acted.

In contrast to that, in the Sun Also Rises the gf is her own free agent, fucking around, making jokes and being somewhat threedimensional.

>>8455155
this!!!

>>8453832
It's really overrated. The only good bits is describing the warfare, and that's over in like three pages. The characters are unrealistic and shallow.

>>8455148
I don't think that's true. They're pretty fiesty in stuff from even before that period

>>8455143
>Anyhow, what was the deal with the gf?

Literally retarded, I actually had to stop myself skipping entire fucking chapters because of her, but then I realised she's in half the fucking book

>>8453832
But its such a comfy read, OP

>>8453832
I think it's pretty good. Not amazing, not a great display of minimalism like some of his other work. But pretty good

For whom the bell tolls was probably better imo

>>8455155
>>8455170
I'd rather spend an evening talking to Anscombe or Arendt then be stuck talking to your diminutive, virginal asses.

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>>8456635
>*nods respectfully toward you*

If this is mediocre, are there any good Hemingway books?