Islands in the Stream Audiobook

" I know. It's Hemingway. I'm a girl. And it's not his greatest novel. But I liked it. It took me to Cuba. It took me deep sea fishing. It took me into his conflicted heart. It was like a baptism. Or a really good mean. It changed the way I looked at him. "

" Strange and seemingly random. Didn't like it much on a personal level. Plenty of imagery, comparisons and fore-shadowing... "

" I wanted to like this book. I really did. But I found it to be too tedious and too lacking in action to hold my attention. It was a struggle to engage in the full chapters of menial dialogue that did nothing to propel the plot. I found the main character dull and emotionless, even callous. I wonder how different this story would have been if Hemingway had had an influence on the published version. "

" An absolute favorite "

" [brilliant. reviewing to come:] "

" Just finished re-reading this one for the third or fourth time, still couldn't put it down until I read the last sentence. "

" My first and favorite Hemingway's book. Three stories ranging from a fascinating portrait of a father and his three sons to a war story in the Caribbean. The most touching novel. It has nostalgic appeal. "

" I think I'll have to reread this when I get older and/or read more Hemingway, but it is still pretty money. "

" This might be my favorite book by the man. "

" I wish I was capable of recounting/making up an experience that takes a couple pages to tell, but 400 to get to. "

" One of the last works. Again, overlooked or sneered at by critics. But for me, I love the Hemingway in this who has come to peace with a world one cannot bully or change. And he shows compassion and wisdom... not so much for him, but him reaching out to others. A fine and noble work. "

" For some reason I really enjoyed this book. Not sure why though. The story is basically about booze. Entertaining, but like I said, I'm not sure why. "

" I felt this novel struggled as if Hemingway was parodying his own style, but at the same time I really enjoyed reading it. "

" I must begin by stating that I find most Hemmingway tedious and boring (For whom the bell tolls comes to mind). However, I loved this book. It honestly forced me to recognize Hemmingway's abilities as an author. His descriptions are wonderful and the story endearing. "

" Excited to read this for book club but couldn't get past page 46. Thumbs down from all book club members. The part I read was basically men sitting at a bar drinking and talking. Not the best Hemingway to start with. "

" If the author of this was an unknown it would never have gotten out of the slush pile. "

" Beautiful book. Honest and sad, but beautiful. "

" this is both a fighting book and a drinking book, and it even has some fishing in it. for that reason it is very uneven. "

" Boringly slow and plodding with descriptions of such minutea. So saw the movie, and it wasn't that great - describes stuff, but not people and feelings and motivations, poor at character development "

" it had a few unexpected plot twists and was funny and interesting in parts, but as a whole it kinda dragged on a bit, and i never really got fully into it. i liked it better than "the old man and the sea" though "

" The fight with the fish- one of the most vivid scenes I've ever read! I love Hemingway. "

" Maybe I was reading too much Hemingway too quickly, but this posthumous novel didn't impress me at all and I was predisposed to like the author's work. One must bear in mind, however, that it was published after its author's suicide and before he was able to polish it. "

" This book is neither about Kenny Rogers nor is it about Dolly Parton. It is very Hemingwayan and I liked it. It has everything one might need in a manly book. Fishing, drinking, fighting, and a happy ending. "

" Outro livro que me deu muito prazer ler! "

" To date, the best Hemingway novel I have written. I would recommend it to anyone but not until they have read and absorbed other novels by the author. There are many references and humor that will only be appreciated when you have absorbed some Hemingway culture. "

" Just finished re-reading this one for the third or fourth time, still couldn't put it down until I read the last sentence. "

" This book was started by Hemingway prior to his death but finished by his daughter, I believe, after his death. As a result, it didn't have the same "Hemingway-feel" to me. "

" Epic. The first third sweeps you off your feet into another world, with boat houses on dark waters, rum and boxing. Then it turns into a guts-and-glory adventure, which is also good, but I never understood the connection. "

" Outro livro que me deu muito prazer ler! "

" almost makes me dislike hemingway altogether. seriously. "

" If the author of this was an unknown it would never have gotten out of the slush pile. "

" first section may be my favorite writing ever "

" I know. It's Hemingway. I'm a girl. And it's not his greatest novel. But I liked it. It took me to Cuba. It took me deep sea fishing. It took me into his conflicted heart. It was like a baptism. Or a really good mean. It changed the way I looked at him. "

" Took me awhile to finish this one, but it was worth it. It really was a well documented saga of the stages of a mans depression and life. "

" Really loved the first half, not so much afterward "

" Typical Hemingway spare style. A finish akin to For Whom the Bell Tolls. Darker than usual. Worth it. "

" This was a tough book to read. EH's style is very different from anything I've ever read. I'm glad I read it but not sure if I'll be reading another of his for awhile. "