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Book Review By Anelise Conaway
The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway

In this novel, Ernest Hemingway uses his unique writing style to show the important effect that someone's history actually has on their future. The story revolves around three main characters; David Bourne, an American writer, his bride Catherine, and a girl they meet on their honeymoon, Marita. Throughout the book, David slowly becomes aware that Catherine is becoming, or is already, mentally ill. She starts acting strangely, asking him things that he would never imagine his pure, ladylike bride to even think of, for example, she suddenly wishes to switch roles while they make love, even asking him to pretend to be her, and to let her pretend to be him. At first she keeps this between the two of them, always trying hard to be ladylike in public, until they meet a women that they both seemingly fall in love with. A very well writen novel, with descriptions of everything from the taste of the foods they eat, to the different smells and feels of the lands. A very captivating love-triangle between a writer still struggling with his past, a pretty bride who is very ill, and another young woman in love with both of them, and how easy their safe, normal lives can fall to pieces.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Life of a profession:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes
Lover is
Unmarried Love Triangle? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - France - Italy - Spain
Africa Yes
Misc setting

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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