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Islands in the Stream (Paperback)

by Ernest Hemingway (Author) "THE HOUSE was built on the highest part of the narrow tongue of land between the harbor and the open sea ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1st Scribner Paperback Fiction Ed edition (22 Dec 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0684837870
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684837871
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 12.7 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Published posthumously, this story follows the adventures of Thomas Hudson, who establishes himself as an artist in the tropics, until he is called to serve in World War II by destroying submarines off the coast of Cuba.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better posthumous publication, 23 Jun 2006
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This is one of the better posthumous publications of Hemingway. It has his wonderfully distinctive style and story themes. I even recommend this over some of the novels released during Hemingway's life. A worthy part of any Hemingway collection.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tragic and poignantly romantic -- like Hemingway himself, 13 July 1998
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This book was beautifully bitersweet to me. Thomas Hudson's life (the main character) is a story of tradgedy we've all experienced to one degree or another -- and the flicker of hope that remains when bitterness or despair sets in. As usual, the backdrop for the plot is classic Hemingway: romantic locales, adventure, insight and excellent observations on human character. I'd also like to point out that this is one of the most moving descriptions of fathers and sons (Hudson and his boys) that I've ever read in a novel. In addition there is an incredible sport fishing scene on the Gulf Stream that is the most vivid and exciting fishing account I've read. It will engross the reader totally. Without giving the story away, my only complaint was the second act of the book -- the bitter and nearly defeated Hudson living in Cuba during World War Two. Not to take away from the skill of the storytelling, but Hudson's bitterness during this part of the story is hard to ! ! witness. It left me feeling depressed at times myself. On the other hand it can be argued though that if a story has that sort of emotional effect, then it is successful. And who says stories must always be uplifiting anyways. As Hemingway experienced, as well as the rest of us -- life can be a downer at times. The dark mood of the second half is refreshed though by a dramatic, emotional and introspective ending that left a tear in my eye. I highly recommend this to the fans of Hemingway as well as anyone else -- a well done emotional journey.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A Rollercoaster in Writing, 6 Mar 1999
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This is a very uneven book, unfinished at the time of Hemingway's suicide. Mary Hemingway and various editors slapped this one together from an on-again, off-again project Hemingway wasn't able to complete during his last decade of life due to his alcoholism, creaping schizophrenia and lack of fire. The sections of the book were meant to be virtually separate books and they read that way. Mark, the Calabrian reviewer, is right- the Cuban section is terrible. I believe Hemingway wrote much of it while drunk. The Bimini section is excellent except, having vacationed in Bimini myself, Hemingway sugarcoats the place. The Bimini he explains to his readers is actually more like Abaco, Green Turtle Cay, Eluethera or, most likely, Key West. The At Sea section is also fine to read. Funny, Islands in the Stream is a case where the movie version (starring George C. Scott) is probably of higher quality than the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars PUBLISHERS REVIEW [From The Dust Jacket Flaps]
For years readers have been impatiently awaiting the appearance of a major novel by Ernest Hemingway rumoured to have been left among his writings at the time of his death... Read more
Published 12 months ago by R. A. Hylton

5.0 out of 5 stars Hemingway can make your blood race, your heart thump, your hairs stand on end; but he can also make you weep.
Islands in the Stream was published in 1970, 9 years after Ernest Hemingway's death. Mary Hemingway and the publisher edited and prepared the original manuscript for publication... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2007 by Philip Mayo

4.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful expose of pre-war Cuba and H'ways life
A book written with vivid pictures creating effects not surpassed by any author. A splendid description of a titanic struggle between man and sea and the... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The theme of life in one book
I found this book to be one of the best books I have ever read. Hemingway masterfully incorporates the theme of life in this "rollercoaster" of a book, usually going... Read more
Published on 24 July 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Mature, intelligent Hemingway
Truly great Hemingway. Wonderful story with the usual Hemingway themes, adventure, love and death. As you read the book you find the title adds much to forming the whole into a... Read more
Published on 12 July 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars A disjointed book.
I was very disappointed by this book. Perhaps that is explained by the fact that the writer did not finish it himself. I found reading it to be a waste of my time.
Published on 4 July 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars It's life
People do not understand all the time. It's difficult to realize and release. We know but wait. Waitting for someday or someone.
Published on 9 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Hemmingway Novel.
Wonderfully written. Only drawback (?) is that you find yourself constantly fancying a drink.
Published on 8 Feb 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars The magic is gone at this point, Hem has lost his faculties.
I really wanted it to be a good, great book, but when I finished it, I was left flat. The Bimini section had some wonderful parts; the struggle with the fish, for example, or... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Hemingway's best works, and least acknowledged
ABsolutely among his best works. From his starry eyed descriptions of the carribean, to hunting u-boats in the Keys, and his stories of other modernist writers (such as joyce... Read more
Published on 20 Sep 1998

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