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camichan's review against another edition
4.0
dos años enteros de mi vida leyendo esta colección. cuánto lo amo al viejo, creo que siempre lo veré como mi mentor.
erickibler4's review against another edition
5.0
Fishing. Shooting. Bull-fighting. Boxing. Smuggling. War. Murder. Skiing. Big game hunting. Love-making.
Hemingway did most of these things. Some of them he just observed with a keen eye. In every case, his experience and/or observation pays off.
This is just a wonderful collection of stories. Even the unfinished pieces are well worth reading.
Hemingway did most of these things. Some of them he just observed with a keen eye. In every case, his experience and/or observation pays off.
This is just a wonderful collection of stories. Even the unfinished pieces are well worth reading.
anupammahadeo's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
derekthelizardwizzard's review against another edition
5.0
"The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Big Two-Hearted River", "One Trip Across", and "An African Story" are some of my favorites.
Reading this was a commitment I only realized after it was too late. Hemingway has a terse writing style leaving you feel like you got a chance to share in his lived experiences. I'd easily recommend some of his writing to someone looking for something new to read but maybe not 650 pages worth. The short stories above are a decent sample though. Hemingway is also not without his faults. The reading is full of dated stereotypes and terms that wouldn't be wise to include today. I think my favorite quote came from the very last story, "The Strange Country" where the philandering main character thinks to himself, "I suppose, though, it finally becomes a social defect to be unable to believe any marriage has not really been consummated until the husband has committed suicide." Poignant and topical. I'll probably read some of his more famous works soon.
Reading this was a commitment I only realized after it was too late. Hemingway has a terse writing style leaving you feel like you got a chance to share in his lived experiences. I'd easily recommend some of his writing to someone looking for something new to read but maybe not 650 pages worth. The short stories above are a decent sample though. Hemingway is also not without his faults. The reading is full of dated stereotypes and terms that wouldn't be wise to include today. I think my favorite quote came from the very last story, "The Strange Country" where the philandering main character thinks to himself, "I suppose, though, it finally becomes a social defect to be unable to believe any marriage has not really been consummated until the husband has committed suicide." Poignant and topical. I'll probably read some of his more famous works soon.
chrisgabel's review against another edition
5.0
This rating gives consideration to the fact that this is a "complete" collection, so it includes some that are not his best. Still, for the Hemingway fan, you want it all & this delivers.
helgamharb's review against another edition
5.0
In going where you have to go, and doing what you have to do, and seeing what you have to see, you dull and blunt the instrument you write with. But I would rather have it bent and dull and know I had to put it on the grindstone again and hammer it into shape and put a whetstone to it, and know that I had something to write about, than to have it bright and shining and nothing to say, or smooth and well-oiled in the closet, but unused.
Now it is necessary to get to the grindstone again. I would like to live long enough to write three more novels and twenty-five more stories. I know some pretty good ones.
With his natural, clear, direct and terse prose, Hemingway is one of the greatest short story writers.
Now it is necessary to get to the grindstone again. I would like to live long enough to write three more novels and twenty-five more stories. I know some pretty good ones.
With his natural, clear, direct and terse prose, Hemingway is one of the greatest short story writers.
arojo1's review against another edition
3.0
DNF at page 79, July 2023. This was a book club book and while the first few stories were pretty good, the length of this book was wholly intimidating for something I didn't find much interest in.
gearyofbooks's review
5.0
Hemingway had the ability to let the space between words do the talking and these stories exhibit that excellently.
Across each of these tales there is something relatable to the reader as these are tales spun from the mind of a man who experienced the heart of the tale.
Lost loves, regret, alienation, life changing decisions and the unknown future.
It's all there.
Told in a simple and beautiful way these stories are approachable and worth revisiting.
Across each of these tales there is something relatable to the reader as these are tales spun from the mind of a man who experienced the heart of the tale.
Lost loves, regret, alienation, life changing decisions and the unknown future.
It's all there.
Told in a simple and beautiful way these stories are approachable and worth revisiting.