Jake Barnes..what an idiot!

10 April '98 - So, I finish reading "The Sun Also Rises" the other day. Opinion? I think what I got out of this little adventure is that I'm not too impressed with Mr. Papa. I didn't really have sympathy for any of the characters, mostly I thought they were just a group of idiots. I think if I had read it when I wasn't so angry at the apathy I see all around me, then I would have enjoyed it more. Basically, all it said to me was that there have been slackers all throughout history. I didn't get to know any of the characters, and the only character that had any conviction was ridiculed by these losers. I guess it was good in the sense that it illicted a strong reaction from me. But, I just wanted to be done with it near the end.