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The Girl Who Read Hemingway
The Girl Who Read Hemingway is a collection of ten short fiction pieces. In "The Diner," it is a dark, rainy night and a strange man lingers at a cafe. "Route 9" introduces us to an aging writer with one last shot at success, while "Motel" relates the tale of a couple hiding in an abandoned motel. "A Paragraph on Love" relates the desperate thoughts of a lonely man reflecting on his obsession with a woman, and two lifelong friends go fishing in "The Lake" for the last time. These and other stories explore the bleaker side of humanity and take an unflinching look at the darkness hiding inside of us all.
- GenresShort Stories
186 pages, Paperback
Published December 7, 2015
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About the author
Craig A. Hart
127 books331 followersCraig A. Hart is a writer of thrillers. In a past life, he was also director for Northern Illinois Radio Information Service, a broadcast outreach that brought daily news and information to the visually impaired.
In 2015, Kindle Press published his literary novel BECOMING MOON. NPR affiliate Northern Public Radio featured BECOMING MOON in their Winter Book Series, and it won Best Novel of Summer 2015 from Pinnacle Awards. He is also the author of the historical mystery NIGHT AT KEY WEST, which is based on true events.
In 2016, he publishing SERENITY, the first book in the popular Shelby Alexander Thriller Series. Serenity alone has been downloaded over 400,000 times by eager readers.
In 2022, he launched the Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Series, co-written with S.J. Varengo. The award-winning first book in that series, MAYAN SHADOWS, was published on May 11, 2022. Two more books follow in that series: MAYAN THUNDER and MAYAN TEMPEST.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Craig lives in Iowa City, Iowa with his wife, sons, insane dog, and anti-social cat.
In 2015, Kindle Press published his literary novel BECOMING MOON. NPR affiliate Northern Public Radio featured BECOMING MOON in their Winter Book Series, and it won Best Novel of Summer 2015 from Pinnacle Awards. He is also the author of the historical mystery NIGHT AT KEY WEST, which is based on true events.
In 2016, he publishing SERENITY, the first book in the popular Shelby Alexander Thriller Series. Serenity alone has been downloaded over 400,000 times by eager readers.
In 2022, he launched the Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Series, co-written with S.J. Varengo. The award-winning first book in that series, MAYAN SHADOWS, was published on May 11, 2022. Two more books follow in that series: MAYAN THUNDER and MAYAN TEMPEST.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Craig lives in Iowa City, Iowa with his wife, sons, insane dog, and anti-social cat.
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December 9, 2018
Wow, glad I read Serenity first. This collection of short stories is dark. Gannon would fit in perfectly. Between the two books I've read by the author, he covers a range of emotions. I prefer the Serenity series, there's good and hope.
Serenity series:
Serenity #1 - A great read. A well written, action packed suspense story that draws you in and doesn't let go until you've finished the book. The characters range from likable to despicable, all believable and make you respond to them. 5*
Serenity Stalked #2 - Fast paced but a cliffhanger. A well written suspense, darker than Serenity, heavy with vulgar language. The plot and characters keep you reading until the end. Rather short in length and a cliffhanger ending, although this subject of this story is complete. In the Serenity series, the author has some real doozies for villains for the main characters to fight. 5*
Serenity Avenged #3 - Dark but complete. A well written, but dark, suspense that grabs you and doesn't let go. Surprisingly light with the vulgar language, Serenity Stalked had too much, but contained the darkness found in the short stories of The Girl Who Read Hemingway. If you like one of these books, you'll like the other. The darkness was not graphic. Although picks up where S. Stalked ended, this novel has closure. 5*
Serenity Submerged #4 - Fast paced story. Another well written, action packed suspense story that keeps you reading until the story ends, which was all too soon. The characters are believable and real, and the twisting plot is riveting. I haven't been disappointed with any of the author's books that I've read so far. 5*
Serenity Engulfed #5 – Another dynamic addition to the Serenity Family. Another well written, fast paced, suspense filled novel with our favorite characters Shelby and Mack and some not so favorite; but without them there’s no intriguing book to read. There’s a new sheriff in town and she and Shelby are learning to play nice together, with Mack’s help. The ending makes me wonder what kind of trouble Shel and Mack will face in the future. I contacted the author to review his books and have enjoyed them all. 5*
Serenity Betrayed #6 - The writing style reminded me quite a bit of the Assignment series that Mr. Hart wrote with another author. It didn't have the same feel as the other Serenity books. Fast paced with a heck of a twist but actually current issues for the day. It is a quickly read story with a makes sense plot. Shelby and Mack were together, but their dialog didn't ring true for them; there was too much wisecracking at the wrong times. The characters, bad and good, ran the gamut from psycho to decent. Of course, Shel and Mack were themselves and always a good pair of characters, in many ways. I contacted the author to review his books. 4*
I contacted the author to review his books after reading the first two books of the Serenity Series.
Serenity Series End.
Serenity series:
Serenity #1 - A great read. A well written, action packed suspense story that draws you in and doesn't let go until you've finished the book. The characters range from likable to despicable, all believable and make you respond to them. 5*
Serenity Stalked #2 - Fast paced but a cliffhanger. A well written suspense, darker than Serenity, heavy with vulgar language. The plot and characters keep you reading until the end. Rather short in length and a cliffhanger ending, although this subject of this story is complete. In the Serenity series, the author has some real doozies for villains for the main characters to fight. 5*
Serenity Avenged #3 - Dark but complete. A well written, but dark, suspense that grabs you and doesn't let go. Surprisingly light with the vulgar language, Serenity Stalked had too much, but contained the darkness found in the short stories of The Girl Who Read Hemingway. If you like one of these books, you'll like the other. The darkness was not graphic. Although picks up where S. Stalked ended, this novel has closure. 5*
Serenity Submerged #4 - Fast paced story. Another well written, action packed suspense story that keeps you reading until the story ends, which was all too soon. The characters are believable and real, and the twisting plot is riveting. I haven't been disappointed with any of the author's books that I've read so far. 5*
Serenity Engulfed #5 – Another dynamic addition to the Serenity Family. Another well written, fast paced, suspense filled novel with our favorite characters Shelby and Mack and some not so favorite; but without them there’s no intriguing book to read. There’s a new sheriff in town and she and Shelby are learning to play nice together, with Mack’s help. The ending makes me wonder what kind of trouble Shel and Mack will face in the future. I contacted the author to review his books and have enjoyed them all. 5*
Serenity Betrayed #6 - The writing style reminded me quite a bit of the Assignment series that Mr. Hart wrote with another author. It didn't have the same feel as the other Serenity books. Fast paced with a heck of a twist but actually current issues for the day. It is a quickly read story with a makes sense plot. Shelby and Mack were together, but their dialog didn't ring true for them; there was too much wisecracking at the wrong times. The characters, bad and good, ran the gamut from psycho to decent. Of course, Shel and Mack were themselves and always a good pair of characters, in many ways. I contacted the author to review his books. 4*
I contacted the author to review his books after reading the first two books of the Serenity Series.
Serenity Series End.
July 10, 2021
Through ten short stories within Craig A. Hart’s The Girl Who Read Hemingway (A Short Fiction Collection) a bleaker, darker side to humanity is frequently explored.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
From deserted diners in the middle of the night to snowy, treacherous roads, to a love story of sorts that features manic pixie dream girl the short fiction stories contained within the pages of this collection tend to offer an ominous outlook for the characters within them, and by extension for humanity at large. The writing provides a decent sketch of the situations being explored, but there’s often a repetition of dialogue within the story that raises questions about the refinement of the text; for some of the short stories this was used as an effect to develop the character or concept but in others it felt more like an editing oversight. As a whole, this was a fairly quick and uncomplicated read through there’s a severe emphasis on violence, primarily against women, and not much offered that’s unique or thought-provoking to foster deeper contemplation on the darkness briefly exposed through the thoughts and actions of these stories.
Overall, I’d give it a 2.5 out of 5 stars.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
From deserted diners in the middle of the night to snowy, treacherous roads, to a love story of sorts that features manic pixie dream girl the short fiction stories contained within the pages of this collection tend to offer an ominous outlook for the characters within them, and by extension for humanity at large. The writing provides a decent sketch of the situations being explored, but there’s often a repetition of dialogue within the story that raises questions about the refinement of the text; for some of the short stories this was used as an effect to develop the character or concept but in others it felt more like an editing oversight. As a whole, this was a fairly quick and uncomplicated read through there’s a severe emphasis on violence, primarily against women, and not much offered that’s unique or thought-provoking to foster deeper contemplation on the darkness briefly exposed through the thoughts and actions of these stories.
Overall, I’d give it a 2.5 out of 5 stars.
December 3, 2015
The stories were all on the dark side , you could come to your own conclusion.
April 1, 2017
Kindle Unlimited "These and other stories explore the bleaker side of humanity and take an unflinching look at the darkness hiding inside of us all." That is part of the writer blurb, so was surprised {not totally, know about amazon reviews} when saw a 1 star, complaining about subject matter. Commenters {not real 'reviewers'} is why I seldom bother to read others' reviews, of any sort. My only quibble, a smallish one, was when the story was about Hemingway and the writer used the 'f' word. Mind you, I have no problem with using 'language' and in fact would have made Hemingway blush as did do so when around old Italian sailors. Hemingway never used that word, not in writing, probably due to overall profanity laws at the time, although he definitely knew them in real life a bit. Have a few suggestions for alternate word/s to use, the type use sometimes on my social media pages when don't care to hear any crap. It was an interesting read.
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