Lloyd Jones: MISTER PIP (4/5)

The story is set in the tropical island of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea. The story interweaves Charles Dickens's Great Expectations with the lives and experiences of people in the island who were trapped in a civil war. There are scenes in the novel that are shocking and harrowing. This is a wonderful book that punched a great emotional wallop. It is highly recommended.

Ernest Hemingway: THE SUN ALSO RISES (3.5/5)

Well, the novel shows the usual crisp declative sentences Hemingway are known for. This is about the lost generation: people who were in the early 20th century wantonly wasted their time and money gallivanting and drinking. The work featured Hemingway's two predelictions: drinking and bullfighting. It is a well-written work, but nothing much can be said about it, except, of course, that it is about drinking and bullfighting.