Review of A Farewell to Arms (1932) by Dylan S — 15 Jun 2007

I love Hemingway. I really do. But his terse style is totally lost outside the constraints of prose.

This review of A Farewell to Arms (1932) was written by Dylan S on 15 Jun 2007.

A Farewell to Arms has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Matt H (2,287) on 01 Apr 2015

What must have been a great movie in its day, and is still quite good, but has lost a step or two in with what has come since in the last 80 + years…

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By Mackenzie S (239) on 23 Dec 2007

I actually quite disappointed. It completely missed the symbolism. The ending was completly changed, and not for the better…

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