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Scorpio  ·  3189 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What book has impacted you the most?

Something about The Old Man And The Sea just brings me so much peace, it's weird. The book is so simple and soothing to me to read. My favorite line is when Hemingway describes the old man and says "The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks." In fact, the way he's described in general just gives me such a vivid picture of this man and makes me love him all the more. I don't know. It's just such a good book. Also I will say Looking For Alaska messed me up for a few days.





Huorn  ·  3188 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

It's a motivating book, for sure.

thenewgreen  ·  3188 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I love Hemingway, so much so that I named my dog, Hemingway. As a nickname we called him Hemmy, and I think most people thought I was in to car engines.

I have read much of Hemingways work but I haven't read Old Man and the Sea until now. I just started it.

I also love th way the old man is described. I immediately love him and I'm rooting for him.

Scorpio  ·  3188 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's awesome. I hope you enjoy it!