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Review: The Old Man and the Sea + Tales of Greed

Hi! Posting after a loooong time. Hope y'all are doing great. Recently I've finished reading Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' and it was such an exciting yet calm and a good read. I'll share some of my thoughts on this book. Also, I'll review the webtoon 'Tales of Greed' which I randomly chose to read but turned out to be pretty interesting. (Pardon me for reviewing a webtoon with a Nobel winning classic. Such a terrible match :') ). Here you go– The Old Man and The Sea   Santiago, the old fisherman, went out in the sea after 84 consecutive days of fishless fishing. He caught the biggest fish in his life after fighting with it for some restless three days but by the time he reached the shore, there was nothing left of the fish but its huge skeleton. The book is mostly about the old man's principles and philosophy. He is a man of dignity but his dignity doesn't take over his humility. He is too stubborn to give up but his ambit