For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway
Taste attributes: wardramaromanceslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, serious war novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle the dynamiting. There, in the mountains, he finds the dangers and the intense comradeship of war. And there he discovers Maria, a young woman who has escaped from Franco's rebels.
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- Author
- Ernest Hemingway
- Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 480
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