This book was a terrible book. It was boring and tiring! The text had no feeling and had no grab. All it wasn't is the question. I've seen better from amateurs! Sorry but you read it you'll regret it!!!!!! PEACE DOG

Old MAn and the Sea is a book that I don't highly recommend. I think that it is pretty boring but it's not bad, to be flat out BORING. It is about a grudgy old man and a humungous sword fish. This man gets dragged out to sea and gets so bored that he talks to his hands and other fish and birds. I didn't like it but I know some people who do, so be a doll and pick it up, if you're not sure about the book, at least read it to page 50. Thanks for your sweet time!

This was an awesome book. The descriptions are fantastic, you are there helping him catch the fish.(the actual book, that is)iT is a short and enjoyable read. Definately worth the time-you will be amazed at human willpower and strength.

ok, where is the "literary merit" everyone seems to be talking about?! I found this book to be dry and dull, not to mention disorganized! I don't mean to bash anyone who liked it, or Ms. Woolf, but this "literary merit" must be very subjective...

Mrs. Dalloway is one of the greatest of Modern texts. If the reader doesn't understand that this was written in a Modern (not contemporary btw)framework, then the reader will obviously not understand the literary merit of it. Modern texts are difficult to read, because it was a way for authors to break away from the complacency of late Romantic and Victorian literature. Just because a book is a little challenging, does not make it boring, and to say that the movie version was better because it was more organised, is falling very far into the trap of "Hollywoodisation". Be careful when you make claims of merit for one genre over another, you may discover that the "popular" one is so because it does not challenge, and only caters to a lazy audience.

It seems like many of the other reviewers are reviewing the actual book, which I'll admit isn't my favorite. But, as far as the Cliff Notes go, they do what they are supposed to. They give you a sense of the characters, context, plot, etc. So maybe the book isn't great, but at least with the Cliff Notes you don't need to read the whole book. Grade for the cliff notes: A+