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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
2.5
adventurous lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I mean, I understand why this book is a classic, but at the same time, there's just not that much to it. It reads like a giant run-on sentence, meandering from idea to idea without really going anywhere. That's not to say that it's a bad book; just not really to my tastes.