The Sun Also Rises
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- Started reading:
- 18th August 2010
- Finished reading:
- 27th September 2010
Review
Rating: 8
Read it in high school. Felt the need to re-read it.
This time around, it’s about the journey. This is reminiscent of a time I did not experience and yet it feels so familiar…
The book may be experienced in a number of ways, but the title is a great way to start. It evokes the cyclical nature of life, as well that each of these characters are shadows of their former selves. They’ve aged and are unable to find satisfaction and fulfillment. Two of the leading characters Lady Ashley Brett and Jake directly exemplify fleeting or lost prominence. Their sun has set. Their cycle is approaching its end. The story spans stories after stories of failed relationships, failures to achieve sustain happiness in relationships. Many characters have old “war” stories. In the present moment, they are all castrated by some shortcomings. Lady Brett is aging and while she is still able to attract men, her relationship with Romano, the bull fighter reminds the reader that she is no longer her former self. He is young and despite Romano’s affliction with her, histories tell her that things will end and that they will not end well. Jake is impotent. He loves her, but the war has left him unable to “rise” to the occasion and as such, his subtle appetite for Brett will remain just that. The entire story has a very dim outlook, the sun is setting on their lives. Nevertheless, for others, it is not. Romano is an up-and-comer, his sun is on the rise. While the day may be over for them, there is a tomorrow where a new adventure begins. There is hope!
