It's a short book.
I read this on the beach in Cuba a number of years ago. I felt it was appropriate.
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That does sound perfect.
Make sure you write an esé when you finish.
Okay here's my ese.
Spoiler
Fisherman is old.
Big fish is big.
Old man is smart.
Big fish is dead.
Old man is resolute.
Big fish is gone.
Old man is survived.
Big fish was big.
I'll try but I can't promise anything.
Go get dressed up like a classy grandpa, and then go read it by the biggest body of water you have next to you
Sunhat and pipe!!!
I think I have a fishing hat somewhere. Does a cat water bowl count? That's really the best I can do.
its a good book, OP
I'm done and I agree!
can you believe what happened with the fish
I also read this one in one day the first time I read it. If you enjoy Hemingway, I'd definitely recommend For Whom The Bell Tolls or The Sun Also Rises; but his short fiction is also some of best.
If you don't like Hemingway, I'd probably recommend other authors that aren't him, some of whom I could name.
Basically, reading is awesome.
I have For Whom the Bell Tolls and tried reading it a while back but I could only get about halfway through before I stopped.
At the time I wasn't necessarily in a reading mood so I think it was more that than anything. I hear The Sun Also Rises is more popular so I might give that a try later in the year.
I have East of Eden by Steinbeck on my shelf that I've been wanting to read. That's probably the next fiction that I'll read.
Edit: I was thinking of A Farewell to Arms not The Sun Also Rises.
I would love to read this book too. But this is not the dull_men_with_adhd_club so sitting and reading is outside my current skillset.
Have you tried walking and reading?
This sounds both intriguing and terrifyingly dangerous at the same time.
Edit: ooh.. ooh… a treadmill. But I don’t have a treadmill. I have a standing desk at work. Maybe I could get them to buy something like this: https://www.walkingpad.com/products/walkingpad-a1-pro-foldable-treadmill
And now I’m down another rabbit hole. Told you I have ADHD.
Maybe taking something with stimulants in it, like coffee? Or having some brown/white/green/pink noise audio files playing?
Fidget spinner while reading?
Terrible book. It's what turned me off of Hemingway, and made me wonder what people see in his writing.
Exactly the opposite for me!
I liked it.
I saw this film when I was a kid and really enjoyed it. I should read the book.
Never knew it was a movie too. Maybe I'll watch it after I finish this book.
Nice! Just briefly for anyone curious, it’s a short story with themes of human perseverance, being old but maintaining fierce tenacity, plus battling vs. nature whilst having lots of respect for it, all in Hemingway’s voice.
I enjoyed it and am glad to have read it.
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