Islands in the Stream
by Ernest Hemingway
Taste attributes: dramaadventurelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationship
Boxlist takeAn expansive novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
A posthumously published novel in three parts. Set in the Caribbean, the stories follow the main character during different periods of his life. The first part introduces Thomas Hudson, an American artist living quietly on a small island in the Bahamas. His tranquil life is disturbed by the arrival of his three young children who need to be entertained.
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- Author
- Ernest Hemingway
- Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 448
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- Open Library
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