A Farewell to Arms
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A Farewell to Arms

by Ernest Hemingway

1929•War•332 pages

Taste attributes: warromancedramahistoricalslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringlove conquers allinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeRealistic and moving: a serious war novel, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

A Farewell to Arms is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

WarRomanceDramaHistoricalLove conquers allInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComplex relationship

Subjects

World War I, 1914-1918Campaigns1914-1918 World WarGerman language materialsAmerican War storiesWar storiesMan-woman relationshipsSpain

Details

Author
Ernest Hemingway
Published
1929
Pages
332
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