Old Man and the Sea- Rating and Reason

For Old Man and the Sea, on a five star scale I would give it four stars. The reason being the book was short and straight to the point, yet interesting and entertaining too. With a book this short it was easy for me to read quickly so I was able to remember everything that happened throughout. When the books get too long, I can spend a while working on reading them and once I do finish it I tend to forget parts of it. Using the short book to my advantage I was able to read the entire book very quickly and enjoy it at the same time.

Another reason I enjoyed Old Man and the Sea is for the flowing plot of it. A couple of the people I talked to about the book didn't like it, but I really enjoyed it and this is why. Usually when I read a book it can flash back and forth from point of view to point of view, but in Old Man and the Sea it is all told from the old man's perspective. Because the author did write it from Santiago's point of view it made it a whole lot more interesting. Instead of the author having to put Santiago did this, then he did that, and after all of that he did this, he can put I just did this, then I'm going to do that, and after that I'm going to do this. This makes the reader feel like the "I" in the story might be them and that's when the reader gets involved. This happened to me on a couple of occasions when I would get excited and read a good twenty five or more pages than I had planned. When I, Casey Young, the greatest reading hater of all time reads this much extra you know its a good book. I was able to relate to the characters really well and I enjoyed that. Being able to envision me as the character really helps with the understanding of the story. I like the feeling of watching television in my head.

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