Literature
- Environmental Dimensions Of Hemingway
In this post, I wish to discuss the environmental-theoretical significance of Ernest Hemingway (1899?1961). I am using this post as an occasion to redress some of the offhand associations that the name "Hemingway" evokes, and to expand appreciation for...
- Catch-22 By Joseph Heller
?He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.? I've encountered these Joseph Heller types before--no, not similar writers per se but actual people who have come across my path at various social gatherings (especially when drinks...
- The Old Man And The Sea By Ernest Hemingway
?It's silly not to hope. It's a sin he thought.? It took me a while to warm up to Ernest Hemingway but after finishing The Sun also Rises and now The Old Man and the Sea, I can see why he is held in high regard. After several negative reactions...
- The Classics Club
I stumbled upon this site by accident and it seems like the perfect way to get back into reading! In conjunction with my literature frenzy challenge, here is a condensed list of 50 "classics" (subject to change) that I hope to finish by 2017: ...
- A Farewell To Arms By Ernest Hemmingway
?I?m not brave any more darling. I?m all broken. They?ve broken me.? Perhaps upon further reflection my rating will go up but as it stands right now, this novel was utterly disappointing in every conceivable way. Hemingway's...
Literature
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
?I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it.?
A quick read. Not much happens. The snappy dialogue provides the narrative with forward momentum. The lost generation. WWI. Lots of drinking. Expatriates. Alcoholics. Discrimination against Jews, Blacks and homosexuals. These people really hate Jews. Rinse and repeat. Order us another round of drinks. Lady Brett Ashley is such a bitch, she's also quite the floozy. Lets go to the cafe for more drinks. Fishing trip. Meet you at the hotel bar. Male impotence. Keep the whiskey and soda flowing. Spanish Fiesta. Machoism. Bull fighting. Absinthe. Need to sleep this hangover off. Everyone's gone. Unrequited love. Jake is emasculated. If only viagra was invented back then. Jack and Brett could have had such a damned good time together.
Never thought I'd say this, but consider me a Hemingway convert. This dude's got style.
Never thought I'd say this, but consider me a Hemingway convert. This dude's got style.
This novel is part of the Classics Club Challenge.
- Environmental Dimensions Of Hemingway
In this post, I wish to discuss the environmental-theoretical significance of Ernest Hemingway (1899?1961). I am using this post as an occasion to redress some of the offhand associations that the name "Hemingway" evokes, and to expand appreciation for...
- Catch-22 By Joseph Heller
?He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.? I've encountered these Joseph Heller types before--no, not similar writers per se but actual people who have come across my path at various social gatherings (especially when drinks...
- The Old Man And The Sea By Ernest Hemingway
?It's silly not to hope. It's a sin he thought.? It took me a while to warm up to Ernest Hemingway but after finishing The Sun also Rises and now The Old Man and the Sea, I can see why he is held in high regard. After several negative reactions...
- The Classics Club
I stumbled upon this site by accident and it seems like the perfect way to get back into reading! In conjunction with my literature frenzy challenge, here is a condensed list of 50 "classics" (subject to change) that I hope to finish by 2017: ...
- A Farewell To Arms By Ernest Hemmingway
?I?m not brave any more darling. I?m all broken. They?ve broken me.? Perhaps upon further reflection my rating will go up but as it stands right now, this novel was utterly disappointing in every conceivable way. Hemingway's...