![]() The Sun Also Rises $15.00 Ernest Hemingway is a great American writer, certainly worthy of his highly esteemed reputation, but his gifts are not on display in THE SUN ALSO RISES, a slow, boring story about a group of expatriate Americans and Britons who travel to Pamplona, Spain for the San Fermin Festival (popularly known as the "Running of the Bulls"). Lots of drinking, debauchery, and brawling ensues. Unfortunately, there's no actual story here: the reader feels compelled to give this great author the benefit of the doubt and waits in anticipation page-after-page for something to happen, but nothing ever does. It is, to be frank, a pointless book--which, in fairness, may have actually been Hemingway's way of conveying the aimlessness of the so-called Lost Generation, but that doesn't mean it constitutes literarily meritorious writing or makes for good reading. Hemingway also struggles mightily with dialogue in this, his first novel, crafting conversations that are often awkward and confusing, and his character introductions alternate between "poor" and "non-existent." Though THE SUN ALSO RISES is not a very good book, it should not turn prospective readers off Hemingway entirely. He matured a great deal as a writer and A Farewell To Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls (Scribner Classics), Old Man And The Sea (Scribner Classics), and The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories (Scribner Classics) are some of the greatest works of fiction of the twentieth century. ![]() The Sun Also Rises $19.98 The Sun Also Rises DVD The Sun Also Rises is based on the novel by that name by the Master Earnest Hemingway. It is one of his earliest novels about the Lost Generation in Europe post World War I, or the War to End All Wars as it was known at the time. It stars Tyrone Powers and Ava Gardner. More cerebral than action oriented. Recommended for Hemingway fans. Gunner December, 2007 ![]() Business Address Stamp with Extra Line for Phone Number or E-mail Address, Also Good for Check Endorsements $24.99 I was very pleased with the product and the timing.I will use them again and urge others to do the same. ![]() Wii Rock Band 2 Bundle - WORKS ALSO WITH WII BEATLES - Guitar, Drums & Microphone Set (GAME NOT INCLUDED) Rockband $169.99 I bought this for my 12 year olds birthday. The first day the guitar worked for just a couple of minutes. It is wireless so not much you can do. Called the company that it said to call and they want you to charge [...] to a credit card and they will ship you a new guitar and when they receive yours back they will issue credit at some point. Yeah right! Try to get that back and who says they will not just say they didnt receive it. I read where people all the time spends boo koos of time trying to get credits from something like this. Regardless of the note that says to not to return to the store. I am returning the entire bundle and making sure this is the last nintendo product I buy!!! |
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