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I read this on the beach in Cuba a number of years ago. I felt it was appropriate.
That does sound perfect.
Make sure you write an esé when you finish.
Okay here’s my ese.
Spoiler
Fisherman is old.
Big fish is big.
Old man is smart.
Big fish is dead.
Old man is resolute.
Big fish is gone.
Old man is survived.
Big fish was big.
I’ll try but I can’t promise anything.
Go get dressed up like a classy grandpa, and then go read it by the biggest body of water you have next to you
its a good book, OP
I’m done and I agree!
can you believe what happened with the fish
Terrible book. It’s what turned me off of Hemingway, and made me wonder what people see in his writing.
Exactly the opposite for me!
I liked it.
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Nice! Just briefly for anyone curious, it’s a short story with themes of human perseverance, being old but maintaining fierce tenacity, plus battling vs. nature whilst having lots of respect for it, all in Hemingway’s voice.
I enjoyed it and am glad to have read it.
I would love to read this book too. But this is not the dull_men_with_adhd_club so sitting and reading is outside my current skillset.
Have you tried walking and reading?
This sounds both intriguing and terrifyingly dangerous at the same time.
Edit: ooh… ooh… a treadmill. But I don’t have a treadmill. I have a standing desk at work. Maybe I could get them to buy something like this: https://www.walkingpad.com/products/walkingpad-a1-pro-foldable-treadmill
And now I’m down another rabbit hole. Told you I have ADHD.
Maybe taking something with stimulants in it, like coffee? Or having some brown/white/green/pink noise audio files playing?
Fidget spinner while reading?
