Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms” is one of those sneaky sticks you right in the feels kind of book. At first, it seems to be a pretty straightforward war novel/romance with an understated style, but boy, when Hemingway wants you to feel loss, you feel it.
Despite being known for his sparse, straightforward prose, I never felt like this novel lacked detail. Truthfully, I was so wrapped up in the emotional lives of the two main characters to notice. It's a poignant story of love during wartime and the beauty of life when faced with the contradiction of a world war. Hemingway really isn't one to gloss over reality, though, and he captures that most of life's events happen a lot because of chance, both good and bad.
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