Hemingway?

manonthemoon

I didnt study English in third level (or much in second level) but I know what I like.

I like Hemingway. (i think he is my favourite) I have read A Moveable Feast, The Old Man & the Sea and a farewell to arms. I find his writing exact, concise, direct to the point. In short he tells it like it is.

However, I find it very hard going. Takes ages to get through. If I can try to explain I dont enjoy reading his books its more of an exercise or task (like homework). I have for whom the bell tolls at home and cant face it. Its like I want to read it but I am not not physically or mentally ready at the moment. Wierd, eh?

Also, as he writes about his own experience, I think he comes across as unsympathetic, arrogant, major a**hole. In short, If I met him and after met one of my friends who said to me "I heard you met that Hemingway fella, whats he like"

I would respond "He is a F****** Dick****!"

Does anyone else think like this about EH?

What are your opinions of Hemingway anyway? (That rythmes:D )


Motm

Amazotheamazing

A moveable feast is stunningly self-serving and is pretty much a hachet job on Scott FitzGerald, pretty sure much of it has been discredited as the writings of a bitter man who knew he had very little life left.

BossArky

I read For Whom the Bell Tolls a few years ago, partly to figure out if there was a connection between it and the Metallica song. Did enjoy it - don't remember it being too tough to get through.. but I was doing alot of commuting so reading in big chunks probably helped keep concentration up.

Towards the end of Uni I hid in the library and started flicking through another book of his... the one where all stories are male dominated... or lack females... cannot remember what it was called... about a BullFight and some other stuff. It was interesting at the time but I had to rush away and finish a thesis so think I dropped it back on the shelf.

Must read the rest of his stuff.

Amazotheamazing

You might mean the book of short stories called "Men Without Women", it's well worth a read.

sharona

I find Hemingway much easier to get into than FSF, not entirely sure why but Hemingway's style of writing I suppose might somehow suit my style of reading more.

If Moveable Feast gets you addicted to the idea of Paris, pick up The Flaneur by Edmund White...

tony 2 tone

BossArky wrote:

Towards the end of Uni I hid in the library and started flicking through another book of his... the one where all stories are male dominated... or lack females... cannot remember what it was called... about a BullFight and some other stuff.

Would that be Death In The Afternoon?

BossArky

tony 2 tone wrote:

Would that be Death In The Afternoon?

It may have been that or the one that the previous person purposed... will check it out.