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The Sun Also Rises
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May 1, 2010
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June 1, 2010
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The Sun Also Rises
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* First Impressions *no spoilers*
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What Members Thought

Brad
Mar 25, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
I've read this book every year since 1991, and it is never the same book. Like so many things in this world, The Sun Also Rises improves with age and attention.

Some readings I find myself in love with Lady Brett Ashley. Then I am firmly in Jake Barnes' camp, feeling his pain and wondering how he stays sane with all that happens around him. Another time I can't help but feel that Robert Cohn is getting a shitty deal and find his behavior not only understandable but restrained. Or I am with Mike a
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Daniel Villines
Apr 28, 2009 rated it really liked it
This is my fourth time reading The Sun Also Rises, and my familiarity with its details allowed my mind to sort of slip between the lines.

This time through, I could see the main character, Jake Barnes, as the symbol for a 'lost generation' of men that served as soldiers during WWI. In truth, he’s a symbol for any soldier of any war that has served and been deeply affected by combat. I was able to see the pain of Jake’s injury, which is hidden just below the surface of everything that he shows to
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Jeff
Jun 09, 2009 rated it it was amazing
My earliest favorite book. It's since been eclipsed by others but it's still special to me. ...more
Dan
New review (2021): maybe what I said in my original review is wrong. That said still enjoyed rereading this again.

Original review (2016): Still the best book of Hemingway's, probably by a wide margin.
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Jotrys
Sep 04, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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James
Jan 09, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Christopher
Mar 12, 2008 rated it it was amazing
G.
Jun 29, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Kim
Oct 09, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
Jim
Oct 18, 2008 rated it liked it
Lee
Dec 05, 2008 marked it as to-read
Shelves: novels
Marcicle
Jan 06, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Duke Haney
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Mike
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Mike
Mar 20, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 24, 2009 rated it really liked it
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Apr 10, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Leshawn
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Meredith
Apr 12, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Rafael
Aug 10, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Jakub
Oct 09, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own
Stephen
Oct 26, 2009 rated it really liked it
Saeed Alavi
Nov 27, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Dec 14, 2009 rated it really liked it
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