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Classic.
“A Farewell to Arms” would be a better Hemingway for the Zedster.
Charles wrote: "“A Farewell to Arms” would be a better Hemingway for the Zedster."
You might be right.
I also didn’t really care for it. IMO in a similar sense to the way that Orwell’s non-fiction is much better than his fiction, Hemingway’s short stories are much better than his novels. (Though agree that A Farewell To Arms is the best and most substantial of his novels.)
Mitchell wrote: "I also didn’t really care for it. IMO in a similar sense to the way that Orwell’s non-fiction is much better than his fiction, Hemingway’s short stories are much better than his novels. (Though agr..."
I am an unabashed Orwell admirer of both Orwell's fact and fiction. On a personal basis I don't think Old Man and the Sea comes with in cooee of 1984. But I will eventually get into a bit more of Hemingway, and his short stories do interest me.
When I was in boarding school back in the 60s we used to be gathered in the lounge of the boarding house on Sunday mornings and d mistress would read to us and then talk about why she’d read. This one one of those books.
I’ve never been tempted to read-read it,but read quite a bit of Hemingway when I was in my 20s to keep up with literary fashion. I never really enjoyed any of them, dislike his mucho macho world.
Orwell is one of my all time great writers, though I don’t like what I know of his character either.
Lyn wrote: "When I was in boarding school back in the 60s we used to be gathered in the lounge of the boarding house on Sunday mornings and d mistress would read to us and then talk about why she’d read. This ..."
I think that macho style is not going to be appealing to some readers, IMO. Not my style either to be honest.
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“A Farewell to Arms” would be a better Hemingway for the Zedster.
Charles wrote: "“A Farewell to Arms” would be a better Hemingway for the Zedster."You might be right.
I also didn’t really care for it. IMO in a similar sense to the way that Orwell’s non-fiction is much better than his fiction, Hemingway’s short stories are much better than his novels. (Though agree that A Farewell To Arms is the best and most substantial of his novels.)
Mitchell wrote: "I also didn’t really care for it. IMO in a similar sense to the way that Orwell’s non-fiction is much better than his fiction, Hemingway’s short stories are much better than his novels. (Though agr..."I am an unabashed Orwell admirer of both Orwell's fact and fiction. On a personal basis I don't think Old Man and the Sea comes with in cooee of 1984. But I will eventually get into a bit more of Hemingway, and his short stories do interest me.
When I was in boarding school back in the 60s we used to be gathered in the lounge of the boarding house on Sunday mornings and d mistress would read to us and then talk about why she’d read. This one one of those books. I’ve never been tempted to read-read it,but read quite a bit of Hemingway when I was in my 20s to keep up with literary fashion. I never really enjoyed any of them, dislike his mucho macho world.
Orwell is one of my all time great writers, though I don’t like what I know of his character either.
Lyn wrote: "When I was in boarding school back in the 60s we used to be gathered in the lounge of the boarding house on Sunday mornings and d mistress would read to us and then talk about why she’d read. This ..."I think that macho style is not going to be appealing to some readers, IMO. Not my style either to be honest.
