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A Farewell to Arms
Classic · Classics, Fiction, Historical Fiction

A Farewell to Arms

by Ernest Hemingway
1929 · 304 pages · Fiction
33 Classic ★ 3.82 on Goodreads · 369K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

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On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 3.82★ from 369K Goodreads ratings.

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33Must-Read Score
  • Readers15 out of 100 · counts 40%+7
  • Critics59 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
  • Bestseller33 out of 100 · counts 14%+5
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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