To have and have not

262 pages

English language

Published June 3, 1996 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:
9780684818986

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2 stars (1 review)

Set in Cuba, Key West, Florida and on the water in between, an account of the life and death of a boat captain during the dark days of the depression and prohibition.

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2 stars

I pleasurably read this book up until part three. The first two parts read like a beatific adventure tale with all the hooks and lines expected of such, it was the third part that was a sinker. I've only read Hemingway's A Moveable Feast, which I thoroughly enjoyed. This, however, was a bit loose on a thread. The pensive ending felt like a narrative filler, I think in the hands of a direct and understated style, it kind of flops. I'm not one to uphold a piece of writing just because surrounding works of an author have been acclaimed, and To Have And Have Not may very well be an acclaimed work, I don't know, but what I do know is that in the range of similar novels of its time, for me it doesn't stand up as being particularly well written. I should have approached it as a few …

Subjects

  • Smuggling -- Fiction
  • Caribbean Area -- Fiction