My second Hemingway read, this one did not disappoint. Compared to other Hemingway novels I did find the start of the book and character development took a bit longer than 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' but in the end you could truly feel the emotions and actions of the Italian front. War buffs will love this read!

"Banned in Italy (1929) because of its painfully accurate account of the Italian retreat from Caporetto, Italy." from www.ala.org American Library Association

I grew up a bad m/f. Real bad. But, let me tell you... this book is a strong and powerful piece of literature. I have read it about 1/2 dozen times throughout my life, and every time I read this book I find myself fighting tears throughout the last pages of this classic. Giving me these emotions is not something easy to do. Ernest Hemingway is the baddest.

You must enjoy Hemingway's writing style to appreciate this novel. If you do, A Farewell to Arms is worth reading...an interesting perspective on the state of the Italian military machine during World War I. If you don't enjoy Hemingway's writing, don't be sucked in to reading this just because you are a war buff. With Ernest, it's all or nothing.

A great novel in the classic Hemingway writing style that helped me get a better understanding of World War 1. The story is interesting enough to follow, and the war-action bits keep you on your toes at times. It's a love story, and a bit mushy at times, but nonetheless full of passion, sacrifice etc. Recommend to anyone interested in a historical fiction or an easy read!

I hate this book. I am in the process of reading it as my best friends Dad gave it to him to read.

Hemingway has a very distinct style that some really love and others despise. This book isn't the most uplifting story, but I thought it was an interesting commentary on WWI. I also like Hemingway's subtle humor.

Just finished this story. It definitely painted a picture of Hemingway's time in the war, an abumlance driver, and the woman he first fell in love with rather more realistically. Yet, because not so much is known about the WWI nurse who stole his heart, I see the fiction side of it. Honestly, this is the very first time I read a story that has a rather sad ending. But yet an ending that seems to be open to interpretation to the reader. I do wonder if he ever reconnected with this mysterious nurse he fell in love with years after WWI.

this is perhaps the primary example of Hem's idealization of women. there's alot to wade through here on the way to the long run on sentence which ends the novel. many at the time classified ernie as a 'realist'---as opposed to a 'romantic' (like fitzgerald) writer. well, i for one think this needs to be revaluated. too bad his marriage to an equally talented martha gellhorn, did not last (both were too busy working ).

Ernest Hemingway’s classic A Farewell to Arms displays the commonalities of war and love. Frederic Henry is an American man serving in the Italian army as an ambulance driver whose character develops through his views on the raging war and his romantic involvement with Catherine Barkley, an English nurse. Caught amidst merciless slaughter, despair, comradeship, and love, Henry’s feelings towards his surroundings transform in a very realistic way. Hemingway’s prose is delightful to read and enhances the effectiveness of the story. Furthermore, the dialogues and descriptions of settings are thorough and enjoyable. Throughout the narrative, thematic elements pertaining to war and love are beautifully demonstrated. Powerful, historical, and definitely worth reading!
- @VirtueofReading of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library