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Title: One of the worst books I've ever read
Review: I read this book with great expectations. Hemingway has been billed as "one of the greatest writers of the 20th century"! I figured it must be good, to have so much publicity. I was wrong.The book starts out in Havana, where a poor old man lives. He fishes for a living and has not caught a fish in a while. He knows that he is near the end of his life. He knows a boy who comes over often, but can't fish with him anymore. The old man decides to embark on a fishing trip.Once this happens, the pages drag on. And on. The grammar is supposed to be "cutting edge" and "of powerful simplicity," but it's really just incorrect. Call me a stickler, but in the end it's plain annoying.After a hundred pages of time at sea (with not one interesting page), the man returns with no fish. Oh, what great writing? No, just a boring "novella."
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