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Post by Lu on Apr 3, 2007 3:49:47 GMT -5
I've just had a look on the board to see if there's a Hemingway's thread, I haven't found so I'm starting this thread about him.
What have you read by Hemingway? What would you like to read by him? What do you think about his writings? Did you enjoy them or not? (because that's a discussion board, right?!) So, everything related to Hemingway.
I'm starting.
I've read A Farewell To Arms (that's my favourite so far) The Old Man And The Sea, For Whom the Bell Tolls and Sun Also Rises, I liked them so much that they made me consider Hemingway one of my favourite authors. I started Death in the Afternoon but I stopped because I was finding it boring, I've not great interest in bullfighting. Maybe I'll give it another try in future. I'm reading A Moveable Feast now and I'm loving it, it's a very good book! It might became my favourite, so takes the place of A farewell to arms.
I haven't read any Hemingway's short stories yet but I'm going to read some: "The Fifth Column: and Four Stories of The Spanish Civil War" and "The First Forty-nine Stories" are on my to be read pile. A closer friend told me Hemingway's stories are absolutely great (that's why I bought The First Forty-nine Stories).
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Post by Isa on Apr 3, 2007 7:45:56 GMT -5
I've only read The Old Man and the Sea, The Sun Also Rises and A Moveable Feast - all three were great, but just like you, I think A Moveable Feast was my favorite. I'd love to read more Hemingway, though. I visited pretty much everything that was Hemingway-related when I was in Havana last winter, and I plan on doing the same thing in Paris... Oh right, I've also read quite a few of his short stories and they're really good. I think they really suit his style since he likes to keep things to a minimum, which works well in a short story.
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Post by Michelle on Apr 3, 2007 8:15:30 GMT -5
I love Hemingway. I know that he was not a great person, and that many women have severe dislike for him, but I love his writing (similar to how I feel about Walt Disney - dislike the person but love his creations). I've read A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea, and To Have and Have Not. A Farewell to Arms is my fave, but I also really enjoyed The Old Man and the Sea. I don't remember enjoying For Whom the Bell Tolls but I read it over a very long period of time, so that could be why. I also like his short stories, but I need to read more of them. I just love the way he writes. I like that it is so simple, yet he is able to put a lot of feeling into it. I think that takes a lot of talent. I would love to visit all of his hangouts like Jefie (although I think we're still not allowed to travel to Cuba ). I met one of his relatives (I can't remember how they were related) on a cruise once.
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Post by Paige on Apr 3, 2007 9:24:12 GMT -5
I love Hemingway! I haven't read a lot of his novels, only A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea, but I've read an entire book of his short stories. I just love his style. He makes everything so simple, but there is also meaning that you can find if you think about it a little. He doesn't put everything on the surface, or, as my lit teacher said, he uses the iceberg theory. I'm looking forward to reading more of his novels. Hopefully I'll be able to do that this summer. Maybe I won't be as busy as I am now.
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Post by Lu on Apr 3, 2007 10:15:32 GMT -5
I agree with you all. I love his style, its being so simple and full of feelings and meanings at same time. I know the iceberg theory but I haven't studied much Hemingway's at school so I wasn't sure if I could say that he used that theory...that's interesting to know, thanks pixiedust! Hey Jefie, have I told you that you're so lucky to visit (and have visited) Hemingway's hangouts??I'm sure I've already said! How did you like To Have and Have Not, memccart?
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Post by Isa on Apr 3, 2007 10:15:46 GMT -5
I would love to visit all of his hangouts like Jefie (although I think we're still not allowed to travel to Cuba ). That's right, Americans are not allowed to travel to Cuba. But I did meet some American tourists while I was there, they had flown in through Canada or Mexico. In fact, that's why Cuban authorities won't stamp your passport, they stamp your Visa card instead so that way it doesn't show you've been there...
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Post by sagedautumn on Apr 3, 2007 11:08:22 GMT -5
I have only read The Sun Also Rises and I am kind of iffy on it. I still need to read more of his books
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Post by bookaddict on Apr 3, 2007 12:07:46 GMT -5
I've read The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man and The Sea, and A Few Short STories. I really like Hemingway, and I want to read more of his stuff.
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Post by phishhead42 on Apr 29, 2007 2:45:05 GMT -5
I absolutely love Hemingway. I've read some of the short stories and I really like them. He was described as clear and concise and I think that is very fitting of his style. I've got a library copy of the Complete Short Stories the Finca Vigia edition and it's great, totally a worthwhile read. When summertime comes around The Old Man and The Sea is on my TBR list, since I haven't read any of his novels.
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Post by Hanna on Apr 29, 2007 5:23:40 GMT -5
I've read a collection of his short stories, can't remember the title of it now though, but I agree with most of you guys in that I love his style of writing! He had a great way of describing the setting so that I almost feel I'm there and that's an amazing quality to have.
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Post by sagedautumn on Apr 29, 2007 8:20:21 GMT -5
i am now reading A Farewell to Arms
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Post by Michelle on Apr 30, 2007 8:13:59 GMT -5
How did you like To Have and Have Not, memccart? I know you asked this a long time ago, but I just saw it. I enjoyed To Have and Have Not, but it wasn't one of my favorites. I had even forgotten that I had read it until Ben asked why it was in the TBR shelf and then convinced me that I had already read it. So I guess I'm not the best person to ask...
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Post by Lu on May 1, 2007 5:02:37 GMT -5
Don't worry, memccart. Because I love Hemingway's style, I'd like to read most of his writings, so I add To Have And Have Not on my TBR list.
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Post by sagedautumn on May 1, 2007 17:45:42 GMT -5
i must say that although i wasn't too keen on The Sun Also Rises I really liked A Farewell to Arms. It was really good although some of the sexual innuendos really irked me. That and the fact that Catherine Barkley sounded as though she was brainwashed throughout the book. She seemed like such a solid woman when Hemingway first introduced her and then she rapidly turned into a sappy, whiny, and nagging woman. But I loved the writing and i loved the contrast between his writing and that of other woman writers like Plath or Austen. Everything was blunt and too the point just like a man.
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Post by Charlotte on May 19, 2007 8:35:56 GMT -5
I've read a lot of Hemingways short stories, I've yet to read a novel by him though. I guess one of those would be the best to read. I liked the Green Hills of Africa. It was fantastic!!
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