Fred Alexander’s Reviews > The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway > Status Update

This is another attempt at finding a collection of short stories to read in the evening to help us settle down. Too many of these stories lacked the sense of detail, of being fleshed out. I believe Mr. Hemingway was at heart a newspaper reporter/magazine article writer, and too many of these short stories took on that style. I've

I've decided to set this book aside. I'm looking for better plot development and more character development. This will be a DNF for now.

Some of these stories are good, some not so good. Hemingway conveys a sense of being there with many of his stories. his style can seem brief, almost terse. One of his early jobs was as a reporter, and I don't think he ever stopped being one.

I am reading the Finca Vigia edition but couldn't figure out how to put the title up. This is a paperback edition and I wish the print was larger. I enjoy his stories, and his style of writing. .......Sister Gertrude Miriam, this book's for you.