A FAREWELL TO ARMS (Ernest Hemingway) - April 19/24

 Man, the first half of this was so boring and such a slog. Hemingway’s stream of consciousness style is just grating and annoying, and ensures that the book just doesn’t feel well written at all. (This is especially true of the circular, repetitive conversations; was he paid by the word??) But I’ll admit I was finally drawn in by the final stretch, starting with their escape to Switzerland and the death of their baby and her death, too. Deeply frustrating book, ultimately. ** out of ****