- A Farewell to Arms

Bought it because its part of my semester syllabus, haven't read it yet so no comment in there. But print is neat and clear, cover and pages material also good. And love the cover design.

Good

Book came in a very condition but there was absolutely no packaging done, a little dirt ty. Only luck helped deliver the book in good condition.

Very good product 😄.. Page quality is good, Properly Delivered. 👍🏻 Thanks

Humanistic theme, dynamic story, fascinating characters, enchanting narratives, beautiful storytelling and majestic dialogue, Hemingway proves once again that he is one of the greatest novelists.

Set amidst WW-I, it follows the life of Fredrick Henry, an American who serves as a Lieutenant in the ambulance corps of the Italian army, much like Hemingway himself did. The writing is detailed and powerful in the sense that it evokes nostalgia, but the story progresses quite slowly. In the end, you are left with a poignant feeling, and wish there were parts that Hemingway would have elaborated more upon, or certain characters that you would have liked to see more of, but it is what it is. In the end, it is a love story set amidst a war, probably not everyone's cup of tea, but if you have liked similar books, then you will enjoy this one.

I 'm glad of getting the original Scribner edition of Hemingway with good packaging and various paraphernalia

Book is full of surprises, filled with war, action, and emotions. One must go through the book to get what the author is trying to say.

Ce livre est génial, un livre culte d'Hemingway pour se plonger dans l'absurdité de la Grande Guerre sur le front italien. Le livre est beau, et l'édition a inclus à la fin les nombreuses et différentes fins imaginées par Hemingway. Si vous aimez Hemingway et que vous aimez le lire en anglais, vous ne serez pas déçu!

Everyman's Library Classics edition It arrived with the paper cover stained, which I could clean almost completely with some alcohol. I cannot rate it less than the best because the edition is flawless, I absolutely love both covers, the most decorated paper one and the dark textile hard cover, with nothing but the title on the side. The introduction is vast and includes a timeline of the social and literary context from Hemingway's life, and I found no errors nor misprints yet, 40 pages to the end.

It's many years since I first read this, over 60. I had forgotten all but the nighttime flight up the lake into Switzerland. Perhaps Hemingway was of that mind but I never have fathomed why anyone in the First War would have voluntarily joined the Italian Army to supervise ambulance drivers. Or why anyone would have gone to Spain to fight in war not their own. But that was Hemingway - his story was that the evils of war was everyone's business. In this story there is essential courage and dedication until the realities of war (any war is a vicious interlude in our lives) bring out the realities and barbarism that comes over individual men when every moment could be life or death. And I do not find it difficult that either Henry or Catherine in the midst of a passionate discovery of each other would eventually flee to the safety of Switzerland. I found Rinaldo unnecessary to the story and somehow offensive; on the other hand, I found the Count delightful with his two bottles of champagne a day at 94, hoping to reach 100. For me, there were many sections that were long and drawn out far beyond what was requited in the story - but that is Hemingway and he is the one with the Nobel and the Pulitzer. But lurking under and alongside this story there is cruelty and sadness that Hemingway cannot seem to evade, and while he tries to make it a noble sacrifice at first, it later descends into tragedy. So far in my re-reading of Hemingway he has been excellent at turning a beautiful and passionate love into a hopeless tragedy. And at this distance, hopeless and pointless, although a five star hopeless and pointless. .

One of Hemingway's finest books.

The 1-star review is not for the story (which is one of Hemingway's best) but for the Macmillan Collector's Library edition. I purchased this hardcover edition for my library, but had failed to notice the dimensions. It measures only 15 x 10cm (6 x 4 inches) and as such is smaller than almost all paperback books. It looks more like a pocket bible. As a result the letter type is tiny, almost impossible to read.