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The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest HemmingwayThe spare style that Hemingway is famous for is on solid display here, and makes for a breathless read at times, matching the heady careening through the cafe scenes of Paris and Pamplona. The characters achieve remarkable depth and shape given how little time is actually apparently spent developing such things, and it is accomplished through interactions, choices and behavior without being so blatant as you see in more wordy texts.
While the entire work is powerful and engaging, the last several pages truly bring all of the thoughts together that have been laid out during the journey, and the emotional impact is delivered through the reader remembering what the characters have done and seen, and how the final situation we see them in reflects on those personalities, choices and experiences. A fittingly famous book, and well worth the time.
Caveat - some of the language is decidedly dated and uncomfortable, unfortunately, but is a sign of the time when it was written, one supposes.
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