Oh, my good lord in heaven. Cut your line, land your boat and
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Oh, my good lord in heaven. Cut your line, land your boat and go to McDonald's! Just as in the case of The Great Gatsby, I understand the book. Yes, I know it changed the way American writers write. I also understand that it celebrates the ridiculous American idea that you're only a REAL man if you've done something entirely purposeless, but really dangerous, in pursuit of making yourself look like the bull with the biggest sexual equipment. Get over it, already! Go home and clean out the refrigerator, or wash the curtains, or vacuum under the furniture. Pick your kids up from school or take your daughter bra shopping. THAT would impress me. Being too dumb to cut your fishing line? Not the mate I would pick...
The only bright spot about the book is if you think of it on a metaphorical level: there is a point at which ALL of us must grit our teeth and hold on in the face of despair. That is the definition of life. However, if that's the point, then the plot situation needs to be one of necessity (like the shipwreck in Life of Pi), instead of stubbornness.
I don't even like the book but that's not what it's about. It's essentially a much shorter, lazier, more boring, and faggy version of moby dick.
The fish represents Hemingway's career and the sharks represent his critics. Or something like that, it's been a while since I've read Timequake.
>>8061303
>>>/goodreads/
>>8061343
Well, that is where you got it from.
>>8061303
i like these books
you don't
fuck off