The Old Man and the Sea
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“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.”
Told in language of great simplicity and power, The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
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I have read this book many times and it will always remain a favourite. This is probably the purest novel Hemingway wrote, concentrating as it does on one man doing the only thing he can do, trusting in himself while maintaining a deep respect for the world around him, and facing up to the hardships the world throws at him.
If you only read one Hemingway novel, it should be this one.
Hemingway puts on paper a tragedy that many of us go through, or at the very least, think about: how many acts of heroism go unseen? Why does man go through the pain he goes through, and what is its meaning if nobody is there to recognize it? A thoughtful weekend read.
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