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Welcome to our first official discussion of a novel by Hemingway. I hope everyone dives in this month, so we can start off on a high note.

I have thrown in a bunch of discussion threads to kick us off, but I will add more as we go.

Okay, I know it's been two years but I joined this club and feel like talking about this now: My impression of The Sun Also Rises is that it's the literary opposite of The Great Gatsby.

It's my understanding that Fitzgerald had somewhat of a hand in molding and inspiring this work of Hemingway's. Both novels are approximately the same length. Both use the device of showing a protagonist through the eyes of a narrator.

The Great Gatsby is an introverted novel written by an extrovert and The Sun Also Rises is an extroverted novel written by an introvert. In both cases, the genius is created as the authors switch their preferred modes of perception in order to tell their stories.

Wow, I totally agree. And I love both novels for those reasons, David..... Amazing!

That's a very interesting observation David. I haven't yet read 'The Great Gatsby' but I think you've just inspired me to do so!

David wrote: "Okay, I know it's been two years but I joined this club and feel like talking about this now: My impression of The Sun Also Rises is that it's the literary opposite of The Great Gatsby.

It's my un..."

The Great Gatsby is an amazing book, Dougal.

“You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.�� The Sun Also Rises
This quote explains that you can't escape from your own conscience. Bad habits break the characters in the novel. With pleasure, they have short-term instant gratification, but endure long-term suffering.