Hemmingway fans out there:Your favorite?

Zeig_Feld · 12-18-2007, 07:58 PM

Im so glad that this guild has a book discussion!! I am an absolute nut when it comes to reading books. While my favorite book by far is 1984(2+2=5 gives me a cold shiver), my favorite author is Hemmingway. His style of simple writing is ingenius in its own right. For the other fans out there, whats your favorite piece of his, I would have to say either The Sun also Rises or Farewell to Arms. The ending when henry walks home in the rain after his child and wife die is one of the most moving pieces of literature ive ever read.

Razgriz · 12-18-2007, 09:16 PM

I heard about The Sun Also Rises, never read it yet but I hear its a mighty fine book

Unko · 12-18-2007, 09:41 PM

Gonna have to go with Old Man and the Sea. Not only did it net him a Pulitzer and a Nobel, it is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest pieces of american fiction ever written.

Zinmasterb · 12-18-2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Razgriz

I heard about The Sun Also Rises, never read it yet but I hear its a mighty fine book

ugh I hated that book, had to write a rhetorical analysis of it over the summer (which significantly contributed to my hatred of it). It seemed that nothing with that book was skin deep, every passage either was or set it self up to be part of these multiple grand metaphors that ran the length of the book.

Periwinkle · 12-18-2007, 10:14 PM

Farewell to Arms is my favorite

desertfox · 12-18-2007, 10:22 PM

Old Man and the Sea is my personal favorite

It is the only book I still remember from high school. I personaly liked the old man's spirit, his determination to success, and his optimism on life.

Ganjhitsu · 12-19-2007, 07:57 AM

Is there a movie?
J/K

HeLLMuTT · 12-19-2007, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Unko

Gonna have to go with Old Man and the Sea. Not only did it net him a Pulitzer and a Nobel, it is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest pieces of american fiction ever written.

Fully agree with ya on this.

Skozat · 12-20-2007, 12:05 PM

The old man is pretty much the antithesis to every emo kid ever. I'll give him that. Farewell to Arms is my favorite though. Old Man and the Sea was kind of a snoozer for me. Reading about fishing is about the same as reading about mowing the lawn. Elegantly written? Yes. Exciting? Not for me.

Pwnzilla · 12-20-2007, 06:48 PM

I have enjoyed all of the Hemingway novels and short stories I have read. He was excellent in his character development/presentation.

12-18-2007, 07:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zeig_Feld Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10	Hemmingway fans out there:Your favorite? Im so glad that this guild has a book discussion!! I am an absolute nut when it comes to reading books. While my favorite book by far is 1984(2+2=5 gives me a cold shiver), my favorite author is Hemmingway. His style of simple writing is ingenius in its own right. For the other fans out there, whats your favorite piece of his, I would have to say either The Sun also Rises or Farewell to Arms. The ending when henry walks home in the rain after his child and wife die is one of the most moving pieces of literature ive ever read.

12-18-2007, 09:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Razgriz Crusher of Dreams Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orange County Posts: 374	I heard about The Sun Also Rises, never read it yet but I hear its a mighty fine book __________________ It begins when the time comes in and brings forth a dead current, a motion set for certain demise. We watched them come from the depths but we couldn't see it 'till we looked in their eyes. Behind the mask the demon resides, the meat was stripped from their bones. WE DESTROY.

12-18-2007, 09:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Unko Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Behind you with a dagger held to the nape of your neck. Also, Sacramento. Posts: 89	Gonna have to go with Old Man and the Sea. Not only did it net him a Pulitzer and a Nobel, it is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest pieces of american fiction ever written. __________________ Hey love crusader, I want to be your space invader, For you I will descend the deepest moon crater, I is more stronger than Darth Vapour, Obey me I is your new dictator, For you is Venus, I am Mars, With you I is more richer than all the tzars,Make a wishes on a shooting stars, Then for you I will play on my cosmic guitars!

12-18-2007, 10:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Periwinkle Guild Cook/Troubadour Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 265	Farewell to Arms is my favorite __________________

12-18-2007, 10:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
desertfox Guild Legend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Follow your nose Posts: 1,894 Blog Entries: 1	Old Man and the Sea is my personal favorite It is the only book I still remember from high school. I personaly liked the old man's spirit, his determination to success, and his optimism on life. __________________

12-19-2007, 07:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ganjhitsu Supremacy thru Steel Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PDX Posts: 1,082	Is there a movie? J/K

12-20-2007, 12:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Skozat That one guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,893	The old man is pretty much the antithesis to every emo kid ever. I'll give him that. Farewell to Arms is my favorite though. Old Man and the Sea was kind of a snoozer for me. Reading about fishing is about the same as reading about mowing the lawn. Elegantly written? Yes. Exciting? Not for me. __________________

12-20-2007, 06:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Pwnzilla Putting the funk in dysfunctional Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 1,218	I have enjoyed all of the Hemingway novels and short stories I have read. He was excellent in his character development/presentation.

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