Michelle
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Post by Michelle on Jun 3, 2008 15:11:59 GMT -5
I would start with A Farewell to Arms. It was my first Hemingway and I loved it. I also really like A Moveable Feast, but I think you should read some of his novels first before you dive into Hemingway, the man.
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Post by Little Miss Sunshine on Jun 4, 2008 16:45:57 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I'll probably go with either A Farewell to Arms or The Sun Also Rises (I like to read novels as chronologically as possible ;D), and I'll be able to start quite soon since I have officially finished my last book of the school year for Lit class (funnily enough, the last book was Old School, which mentions Hemingway a lot). How fast do Hemingway's books usually read?
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Jun 4, 2008 18:59:19 GMT -5
I'd say pretty fast - I think he's the one who once said if an adjective doesn't add anything to the sentence, then get rid of it. His style is very straightfoward, so it doesn't allow your mind to wander off much. Happy readings!
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Lu
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Post by Lu on Jun 5, 2008 16:04:02 GMT -5
I agree with Isa. Happy readings!
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Post by Little Miss Sunshine on Jun 22, 2008 16:03:27 GMT -5
I finished The Sun Also Rises yesterday. From the start I really took a liking to Hemingway's writing style, but what sort of surprised me was, well, the lack of plot. I guess I'm very used to the usual major conflict and denouement, but I felt like the lack of a defined plot contributed to the aimless mood of the novel. One thing I do know I liked was the subtlety, but overall my feeling was an ambiguous liking - kind of hard to describe. I think I'm probably going to have to reread The Sun Also Rises to get a better perspective on it because I feel like I didn't fully understand everything the first time, but at the same time I read the plot summary for A Farewell to Arms and I'm rather eager to read that. Anyway, that was my little Hemingway rant.
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