The Old Man and the Sea

This is not a poorly written book, but one that is just simply “not for me”. It is just written so plainly, without divulging into the depth of the character that it makes for a dry reading. Everything is so surface level that it saps away from any emotional investment from the character aside from his relentlessness in catching a fish.

This is my second and probably last attempt at reading Hemingway; his style does not fit my personal taste. I understand that this is all a part of the ice berg theory, where so much content is left vague and left for the reader to figure out, but it does not make for an enjoyable read.