Old Man and the Sea- Like or Dislike

I really enjoyed reading this book. I know that many people say they love a book to the teacher, but in reality they don't actually like it they just want the easy way out. I know this because I have said and done the very same thing. This time the book was really interesting. I don't normally like reading and I always dread summer English homework, but this time I didn't care if I had to read because this book was actually good.

Old Man and the Sea was very interesting because it was written in a newer sort of fashion that was easy for young readers to understand and comprehend what is going on. One of the reasons I enjoyed this book so much was the details the author used. In some books, the author will use a little description and details to explain where and when things are going on, but good authors like Hemingway use lots of details and in the right places to catch the reader and make them feel like they are actually in the book. The reason I liked reading this book so much was that exact thing, I like to feel like I am in the book doing what the author is saying.

Hemingway didn't stop with his attention to details, he also made sure he had a very strong story line and that his values in life and the overall meaning he was trying to portray were intertwined perfectly. Even though this book was the shortest of the group I read I think it was the one that was packed with the most detail and meaning. The author was able to go in depth with parts of the story that needed more emphasis and able to stay on the edge with just the basics when it wasn't an important part. That is the difference from a good book and a bad one, the attention to detail and an author that can judge when the important parts of the book need more of an impact or not.

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner, 2003. Print