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Old Man And The Sea (Scribner Classics)
Old Man And The Sea - Scribner Classics
Author: Ernest Hemingway
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ISBN-13: 9780684830490
ISBN-10: 0684830493
Publication Date: 6/10/1996
Pages: 96
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Hardcover
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Mark Twain's definition of a classic: "A book which people praise and don't read."

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA may be considered one of the great literary classics, but personally, I wish I never had to read this book. It can be summed up in a few sentences:

Let's go fishing. Ouch, hand, why do you cramp up on me? Oh, look, a giant fish! I wish Manolin was here. This giant fish is dragging me out to sea! I wonder what Joe DiMaggio is doing right now...

In my opinion, it's 130 pages of a waste of your time. I'm sorry, Hemingway...