I've only read shorter works by Hemingway in the past and was never very thrilled by them. Oh I could immediately see that he had a wonderful way with prose - the fact that his writing is so sparse and clean is very deceptive and makes writing that way seem easy. It's not. Using so few words to say ...
So, there is so much written about this book, I think I'll restrain my comments to it's interaction with me rather than trying to add to the pile of comments, essays, and dissertations on the author's writing style, lifestyle, roman a clef, lost generation, anti-Semitic or homophobic, blah blah blah...
So, there is so much written about this book, I think I'll restrain my comments to it's interaction with me rather than trying to add to the pile of comments, essays, and dissertations on the author's writing style, lifestyle, roman a clef, lost generation, anti-Semitic or homophobic, blah blah blah...
I was sitting outside of a bar in Key West Florida. It was August, it was hot. The bar was on the beach where there was lots of sand and water. In the water I saw dolphins and waves. The dolphins jumped and the waves waved.My glass was empty. The waiter walked up to my table. “More absinth miss?” H...
A classic of the first order. Enjoyed it more though, the first time I read it years ago. Hemingway's short, clip sentences were easy reading and the dialog clear and concise. Descriptions of the countryside traveled were wonderful seen through the eyes of Jake Barnes and his friends who were both ...
a timeless and unforgettable classic (1927), one of the few books readable from age 15-85. one can read this book a dozen times and never tire of it. Paris, 1924. incidentally--"all the characters do is sit around in cafes and talk to each other." -- kid in my english iiia class, oh so many years ag...
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