From what I've gathered from others, I think I'm not going to be a huge fan of Hemingway's collective works.

I did, however, enjoy The Old Man and the Sea. Accustomed as I am to flowery adjectives, and run-on sentences, I found myself unexpectedly appreciating the frank, straightforward style found in this book. It has a very masculine feel, with it's simple but vivid imagery capturing the old man's struggles and relationships with the sea, the fish, and the boy.

I listened to it on CD rather than reading it, and the narrator was pretty great, too. I'm sure that helped. :)

So, I read in other people's reviews that this story has some sort of significance- you know, a deeper meaning. Most books do (or at least people expect them to. You can find a "deeper meaning" in anything if you try hard enough). If it has a deeper meaning, I don't really care to know what it is. I admit that I just enjoyed this story for the good imagery.