The Sun Also Rises
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The Sun Also Rises

by Ernest Hemingway

1926•Drama•249 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalsportsslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA grounded, serious novel: raw and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Hemingway's profile of the Lost Generation captures life among the expatriates on Paris' Left Bank during the 1920s, the brutality of bullfighting in Spain, and the moral and spiritual dissolution of a generation.

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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

DramaRomanceHistoricalSportsComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosionTroubled leads

Subjects

ExpatriationAmericansHistorySpainClassicsLiteraryWar & MilitaryFrance

Details

Author
Ernest Hemingway
Published
1926
Pages
249
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