The Old Man and the Sea

I read this book so long ago, when I was a student, but it left an impression on me of the resiliency and sorrow found in the old fisherman. It's an amazing story, worth reading.

simply wonderful!

Santiago made me feel bored and depressed

Mildly interesting book. Easy to read. Good story.

May have contributed for Hemingway's Nobel Prize, but it is just an average account of an old man's adventure and the distance he goes to prove his skill, which is fishing. Very nicely written, though.

I think that I may be one of the only people who legitimately enjoyed this book. Though, it was not the story that held my attention, but, rather the way the story was written. The language is beautiful, allowing me to see the world that Hemingway created.

I actually rather enjoyed this book, it is a good story of perseverance.

A great ride that teaches some excellent life lessons along the way. I read it one sitting and I don't particularly care for fishing tales.

I have to admit to not really enjoying The Old Man and the Sea much. For one thing, I don't like fish in the slightest. I once had a panic attack in a pet shop because I felt like they were crowding me. And yes, yes - a story about a fisherman has fish in it!? I know, I was as surprised as you... Normally I can deal with them in literature, but this has some fairly graphic fishness that I Really Did Not Like. At one point Santiago has his head stuck inside a gutted dolphin.

Fish aside, as I understand that not everybody is as broken as me, it's still just an alright story. It does tell a story at least - there's a beginning, a middle and an end - and it's not some rambling diatribe on the meaning of life. The ending is rather anti-climactic, rendering the whole novella almost pointless.

Basically, I doubt that you'll genuinely enjoy this unless you a) enjoy fishing or b) want to search for hidden meaning. I know that I've come across as quite disparaging, but The Old Man and the Sea just wasn't for me.

Simple but spell-binding