So much reading for so bad ending! 🙄

A Farewell to Arms is just one of the many life changing stories Hemingway wrote in his life- but to me it's also the most meaningful. I've read every Hemingway book I know to exist and they all now hold a special place in my life, and in my evolution as a person. Hemingway's writing never fails to make you feel as though you have a connection with the people in the book- as if they're not just characters but friends you've known your whole life. A Farewell to Arms did not fail on that front (or on any front, in my opinion). It's a classic tale written by a classic writer and is a always worth a read AND a re-read.

The style of writing is certainly unique, but that's about the only positive thing I can say about it. As for what disappointed me...I won't spoil anything, but the ending left me unimpressed. It seemed as though Hemingway decided to flip off the reader in the last ten or fifteen pages. I can also see how the text could bore certain people, though it did get better as I got used to his style of writing. All in all: don't read this if you're easily bored by bland writing or if you're easily depressed. That said, I will be rereading this book someday to make sure that I'm not misjudging it, but for now I'm pretty turned off by Hemingway...