The Old Man and the Sea
1952 • 96 pages
Ratings262
Average rating3.7
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Ratings262
Average rating3.7
“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.”
Told in language of great simplicity and power, The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
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This book touches on an immense amount of themes in a short book.
Aging, misplaced desire, unfulfilled dreams and purpose
This was so good. I can't believe I've never read it. 105th book on Mustich's list for me.
literally it's welcome to discovery channel for the first half, then afterwards it's deliberately fitting in “reflective” and perhaps “philosophical” context in the old man's monologue to himself, yet, in fact mostly they are just imageries of the sun and the moon, the tortoises, fish, etc. i had high hopes for its simplicity in tackling the topic of life and death, and the fighting spirit, but no it just doesn't live up to the supposed height of thinking and reflection it should equip, and it stays on the surface only.
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