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First published January 1, 1937
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Ernest Hemingway
1,996听books31.1k听followersErnest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image. Most of Hemingway's works were published between the mid-1920s and mid-1950s, including seven novels, six short-story collections and two non-fiction works. His writings have become classics of American literature; he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature, while three of his novels, four short-story collections and three nonfiction works were published posthumously.
Hemingway was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. After high school, he spent six months as a cub reporter for The Kansas City Star before enlisting in the Red Cross. He served as an ambulance driver on the Italian Front in World War I and was seriously wounded in 1918. His wartime experiences formed the basis for his 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms. He married Hadley Richardson in 1921, the first of four wives. They moved to Paris where he worked as a foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star and fell under the influence of the modernist writers and artists of the 1920s' "Lost Generation" expatriate community. His debut novel The Sun Also Rises was published in 1926.
He divorced Richardson in 1927 and married Pauline Pfeiffer. They divorced after he returned from the Spanish Civil War, where he had worked as a journalist and which formed the basis for his 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls. Martha Gellhorn became his third wife in 1940. He and Gellhorn separated after he met Mary Welsh Hemingway in London during World War II. Hemingway was present with Allied troops as a journalist at the Normandy landings and the liberation of Paris. He maintained permanent residences in Key West, Florida, in the 1930s and in Cuba in the 1940s and 1950s. On a 1954 trip to Africa, he was seriously injured in two plane accidents on successive days, leaving him in pain and ill health for much of the rest of his life. In 1959, he bought a house in Ketchum, Idaho, where, in mid-1961, he died of suicide.
Hemingway was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. After high school, he spent six months as a cub reporter for The Kansas City Star before enlisting in the Red Cross. He served as an ambulance driver on the Italian Front in World War I and was seriously wounded in 1918. His wartime experiences formed the basis for his 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms. He married Hadley Richardson in 1921, the first of four wives. They moved to Paris where he worked as a foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star and fell under the influence of the modernist writers and artists of the 1920s' "Lost Generation" expatriate community. His debut novel The Sun Also Rises was published in 1926.
He divorced Richardson in 1927 and married Pauline Pfeiffer. They divorced after he returned from the Spanish Civil War, where he had worked as a journalist and which formed the basis for his 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls. Martha Gellhorn became his third wife in 1940. He and Gellhorn separated after he met Mary Welsh Hemingway in London during World War II. Hemingway was present with Allied troops as a journalist at the Normandy landings and the liberation of Paris. He maintained permanent residences in Key West, Florida, in the 1930s and in Cuba in the 1940s and 1950s. On a 1954 trip to Africa, he was seriously injured in two plane accidents on successive days, leaving him in pain and ill health for much of the rest of his life. In 1959, he bought a house in Ketchum, Idaho, where, in mid-1961, he died of suicide.
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October 10, 2024
This is not at all the Nazi romp of Bogie and Bacall fame. There might be some external similarities, but they seem fleeting. If you put your lips together to whistle here, the likelihood would be that it would be to warn someone that the police were coming. Life can be tough in The Conch Republic.
Harry Morgan is a hard man in a hard time. He owns and operates his own fishing boat, out of Key West, catering to those who Have and want an ocean-going adventure. When Harry is stiffed out of almost three weeks of costs by a boorish client, he immediately becomes a Have Not, is faced with some tough choices, and agrees to transport in some undocumented Chinese immigrants from Cuba, a mere 90 miles away. He will go on to smuggle more materials and people over the course of the story.
Hemingway at the helm of his boat, Pilar - image from Hemingway Home
Desperation is a frequent visitor on these remote shores. Harry is far from alone in feeling the impact of the Depression. One shipmate is a drunk who has seen the last of his good days. A sometimes hire is desperately trying to catch a job anywhere, just to feed his family. The undocumenteds Harry transports are as desperate as working class immigrants often are. Even one of the women here is shown in some detail contemplating her grim prospects after her husband has died.
One group with whom Harry has dealings is Cuban revolutionaries. Harry, echoing Hemingway, offers a bit of support for their desires, their ideals, but faced with the reality of their actions, he sees beneath the plating to something a bit less glittery. There are crooks aplenty afloat here, whether a corrupt lawyer, a murderous coyote, a tax cheat, a welcher, and the odd homicidal revolutionary. Come visit.
The book has the feel of something that was thrown together, or at least done in jumps. Turns out that is indeed the case. The first chunk was originally published in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1934 under the title 鈥淥ne Trip Across.鈥� Part Two of the book first appears in Esquire, February 1936, as 鈥淭he Tradesman鈥檚 Return.鈥� The narration voice varies, from Harry鈥檚 to an omniscient narrator, to the voice of sundry others later in the book. This is not necessarily a problem, but does make things feel a bit disjointed. Contributing to this is that, while the travails of Harry Morgan occupy most of the novel, he vanishes for a considerable swath towards the end, and our focus turns to several have characters, only a few of whom we have met before.
Bogie and Bacall in the film - image from Film Noir Blonde
Hemingway offers us a look at the sorts of desperation these haves experience. A wealthy grain trader rues a decision made in greed some years back, as the feds circle. A ne鈥檈r do well trust fund kid is a kid no more, his holdings have been hit hard by the Wall Street crash and the sorts of banking criminality that have become far too familiar, so he has to do what he has to do to keep up at least the veneer of wealth.
Overall, there is a dark caste here. Part of that is the times, the Depression, when it was tough to bask in the glow of much of anything. It makes sense that the characters Hemingway portrays reflect the struggles of the era. While he clearly has little sympathy for the haves, he hardly paints the have nots with halos. There is plenty of hardship, and plenty of corruption to go around.
I have not read much Hemingway, so lack the sort of insights one might acquire from a broader and deeper reading of his work. Man testing his mettle vs the world is one we know about though and that is present in abundance here. Harry is screwed by the world so does what he has to do, which includes considerable physical risk. Others prostrate themselves in other ways to get what they need. Are they any less active in taking on the world? Or is it only that it is their methods that differ? Things do not work out all that great for Harry. Maybe there are better approaches to his problem. Then, maybe there are not, and the world just sucks. The world shown here certainly fits into the trope 鈥淟ife鈥檚 a bitch and then you die. Have a nice day.鈥�
Is this great literature? I am open to being corrected and I did think more of it before getting down to actually writing, but I would say 鈥渘ah.鈥� Interesting certainly, bleak, but too much a Frankenstein beast, parts cadged together, however expertly, that make for a less than successful merger.
To Read or Read Not? I would take the plunge. It might illuminate themes and other specifics in Hemingway's later works, while providing a dark look at a dark time. You never can tell when a dark time might come around.
PS - it is impossible, even though the character Harry Morgan bears no physical resemblance to Bogart, to keep that voice and delivery out of one's head while reading this.
Harry Morgan is a hard man in a hard time. He owns and operates his own fishing boat, out of Key West, catering to those who Have and want an ocean-going adventure. When Harry is stiffed out of almost three weeks of costs by a boorish client, he immediately becomes a Have Not, is faced with some tough choices, and agrees to transport in some undocumented Chinese immigrants from Cuba, a mere 90 miles away. He will go on to smuggle more materials and people over the course of the story.
Hemingway at the helm of his boat, Pilar - image from Hemingway Home
Desperation is a frequent visitor on these remote shores. Harry is far from alone in feeling the impact of the Depression. One shipmate is a drunk who has seen the last of his good days. A sometimes hire is desperately trying to catch a job anywhere, just to feed his family. The undocumenteds Harry transports are as desperate as working class immigrants often are. Even one of the women here is shown in some detail contemplating her grim prospects after her husband has died.
One group with whom Harry has dealings is Cuban revolutionaries. Harry, echoing Hemingway, offers a bit of support for their desires, their ideals, but faced with the reality of their actions, he sees beneath the plating to something a bit less glittery. There are crooks aplenty afloat here, whether a corrupt lawyer, a murderous coyote, a tax cheat, a welcher, and the odd homicidal revolutionary. Come visit.
The book has the feel of something that was thrown together, or at least done in jumps. Turns out that is indeed the case. The first chunk was originally published in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1934 under the title 鈥淥ne Trip Across.鈥� Part Two of the book first appears in Esquire, February 1936, as 鈥淭he Tradesman鈥檚 Return.鈥� The narration voice varies, from Harry鈥檚 to an omniscient narrator, to the voice of sundry others later in the book. This is not necessarily a problem, but does make things feel a bit disjointed. Contributing to this is that, while the travails of Harry Morgan occupy most of the novel, he vanishes for a considerable swath towards the end, and our focus turns to several have characters, only a few of whom we have met before.
Bogie and Bacall in the film - image from Film Noir Blonde
Hemingway offers us a look at the sorts of desperation these haves experience. A wealthy grain trader rues a decision made in greed some years back, as the feds circle. A ne鈥檈r do well trust fund kid is a kid no more, his holdings have been hit hard by the Wall Street crash and the sorts of banking criminality that have become far too familiar, so he has to do what he has to do to keep up at least the veneer of wealth.
鈥淭he eternal jackpot. I鈥檓 playing a machine now that doesn鈥檛 give jackpots anymore. Only tonight I just happened to think about it. Usually I don鈥檛 think about it."Harry had risked his life to provide for his family, but the haves seem at a loss when faced with a loss of workless income.
the money on which it was not worth while for him to live was one hundred and seventy dollars more a month than the fisherman Albert Tracy had been supporting his family on鈥�One particular wanderer in here is Richard Gordon, a character clearly intended as a Hemingway stand-in, a writer of renown in a troubled marriage, something Ernest knew a little something about. There is a local married lady who 鈥渃ollects writers as well as their books,鈥� disdaining a husband who may be impotent.
Overall, there is a dark caste here. Part of that is the times, the Depression, when it was tough to bask in the glow of much of anything. It makes sense that the characters Hemingway portrays reflect the struggles of the era. While he clearly has little sympathy for the haves, he hardly paints the have nots with halos. There is plenty of hardship, and plenty of corruption to go around.
I have not read much Hemingway, so lack the sort of insights one might acquire from a broader and deeper reading of his work. Man testing his mettle vs the world is one we know about though and that is present in abundance here. Harry is screwed by the world so does what he has to do, which includes considerable physical risk. Others prostrate themselves in other ways to get what they need. Are they any less active in taking on the world? Or is it only that it is their methods that differ? Things do not work out all that great for Harry. Maybe there are better approaches to his problem. Then, maybe there are not, and the world just sucks. The world shown here certainly fits into the trope 鈥淟ife鈥檚 a bitch and then you die. Have a nice day.鈥�
Is this great literature? I am open to being corrected and I did think more of it before getting down to actually writing, but I would say 鈥渘ah.鈥� Interesting certainly, bleak, but too much a Frankenstein beast, parts cadged together, however expertly, that make for a less than successful merger.
To Read or Read Not? I would take the plunge. It might illuminate themes and other specifics in Hemingway's later works, while providing a dark look at a dark time. You never can tell when a dark time might come around.
PS - it is impossible, even though the character Harry Morgan bears no physical resemblance to Bogart, to keep that voice and delivery out of one's head while reading this.
November 16, 2021
(Book 615 from 1001 books) - To Have And Have Not, Ernest Hemingway
To Have and Have Not is a novel by Ernest Hemingway (1937) about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida.
The novel depicts Harry as an essentially good man, who is forced by dire economic forces beyond his control into the black-market activity of running contraband between Cuba and Florida.
A wealthy fishing charter customer (one of the "Have's") tricks Harry by slipping away without paying after a three-week fishing trip, leaving Harry destitute.
Harry then makes a fateful decision to smuggle Chinese immigrants into Florida from Cuba to make ends meet in supporting his family.
Harry begins to regularly ferry different types of illegal cargo between the two countries, including alcohol and Cuban revolutionaries.
The Great Depression features prominently in the novel, forcing depravity and hunger on the poor residents of Key West (the "Have Not's") who are referred to locally as "Conchs".
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To Have and Have Not is a novel by Ernest Hemingway (1937) about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida.
The novel depicts Harry as an essentially good man, who is forced by dire economic forces beyond his control into the black-market activity of running contraband between Cuba and Florida.
A wealthy fishing charter customer (one of the "Have's") tricks Harry by slipping away without paying after a three-week fishing trip, leaving Harry destitute.
Harry then makes a fateful decision to smuggle Chinese immigrants into Florida from Cuba to make ends meet in supporting his family.
Harry begins to regularly ferry different types of illegal cargo between the two countries, including alcohol and Cuban revolutionaries.
The Great Depression features prominently in the novel, forcing depravity and hunger on the poor residents of Key West (the "Have Not's") who are referred to locally as "Conchs".
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October 17, 2022
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Well before the midway point, Ernest Hemingway鈥檚 To Have and Have Not turns into a different sort of book. At least, that鈥檚 the way it felt to me. It begins as the very straightforward story about an out of luck ship captain who turns to crime in order to support his family. Nothing is that simple in Hemingway. While connecting to the current political and economic climate (which included an incipient revolution in Cuba), Hemingway transforms this personal tragedy into something infinitely more complex and more universal. In itself, that鈥檚 not surprising; however, I鈥檓 not sure that had been the plan. Even as To Have and Have Not becomes more interesting (and more Hemingwayesque), it begins to feel increasingly disjointed. I found this an enjoyable read, but the shifting perspectives could make it challenging to stay engaged. 3.5 stars
Well before the midway point, Ernest Hemingway鈥檚 To Have and Have Not turns into a different sort of book. At least, that鈥檚 the way it felt to me. It begins as the very straightforward story about an out of luck ship captain who turns to crime in order to support his family. Nothing is that simple in Hemingway. While connecting to the current political and economic climate (which included an incipient revolution in Cuba), Hemingway transforms this personal tragedy into something infinitely more complex and more universal. In itself, that鈥檚 not surprising; however, I鈥檓 not sure that had been the plan. Even as To Have and Have Not becomes more interesting (and more Hemingwayesque), it begins to feel increasingly disjointed. I found this an enjoyable read, but the shifting perspectives could make it challenging to stay engaged. 3.5 stars
June 5, 2024
Guns and testosterone on the ocean waves.
To Have and Have not is without question the most macho of the Hemingway novels I've read so far. It's mean, it's brute, it's rum-soaked, and it's also quite miserable. Especially for the women. I wouldn't be surprised if he wrote this under a dark cloud of Alcoholism. Thankfully, his no nonsense simple prose that doesn't try to do anything fancy is here, but, when I think of novels like The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms, this just wasn't as pleasing on the eye.
I was surprised to learn that this is the only novel Ernest Hemingway set on American soil, and marked perhaps the only time in his writing career that he chose to follow prevalent literary trends rather than creating his own. Whilst the main protagonist; the washed-up and aggressive boat captain Harry Morgan was indeed a memorable one, the narrative overall ran into problems. The novel is told awkwardly using third and first-person narration, and there is clear reason for that, as it's really made up of two short stories - Originally called 'One Trip Across and 'The Tradesman鈥檚 Return' plus a novella loosely linked, added to the longer part of the book. This just didn't flow like a proper novel should, and was distinctly inferior to the other two Hemingway novels I mentioned above. Criticized for its fragmented form, its hard-boiled obsession with cojones, and its ham-fisted approach to politics, it wasn't received well, and in several places, including Detroit, was even banned for being classed as too obscene.
This might be my least favourite Hemingway, but he did capture really well the economic ravages and desperation of trying to stay afloat during the depression era, and the setting of Key West and Cuba was a refreshing change from what I've been used to. Whilst there is a lot of action taking place in boats on the Florida Straits, my favourite scenes, even though they made me feel sad, were those taking place in bars. Man, how I miss the bars & restaurants. I look forward to the day so much when I can drink like a fish in a bar.
I will likely at some point watch Howard Hawks' movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out better than the book. Even if it isn't, at least I'll get to see Lauren Bacall in her prime.
January 8, 2009
Meh.
It starts very strongly -- good character development, definite Hemingway commentary tone -- lots of Hemingway Southern Hemisphere fun in Cuba.
But midway -- he just sort of wanders off and starts pointing his Hemingway at anything that moves. He introduces secondary and tertiary characters with incredible detail, but with no discernible purpose.
It's not one of his better books, and ends leaving you wondering how much better it would have been if the writing from about the second third on was more substantially interconnected.
What's great about this book, if you want to enjoy it/study it/comment on it -- is that he really does scatter shot his Hemingway. You could tear out just about any page of this book, and it's pure him. His meaningless meandering details are done with true depth and edge ... but they really never imbue the reader with any concern for the characters that he sort of follows randomly.
It would be the equivalent of going to a train station, closing your eyes, opening them, writing something about the first person you see, closing them for another hour, opening them again, writing about the first person you see and so on ... but meanwhile, there's a CRITICAL character standing off to the side smoking a cigarette doing absolutely nothing.
Go read The Old Man and the Sea -- or "For Whom the Bell Tolls" ... leave this for the poor sots at school who are forced to read everything by him.
It starts very strongly -- good character development, definite Hemingway commentary tone -- lots of Hemingway Southern Hemisphere fun in Cuba.
But midway -- he just sort of wanders off and starts pointing his Hemingway at anything that moves. He introduces secondary and tertiary characters with incredible detail, but with no discernible purpose.
It's not one of his better books, and ends leaving you wondering how much better it would have been if the writing from about the second third on was more substantially interconnected.
What's great about this book, if you want to enjoy it/study it/comment on it -- is that he really does scatter shot his Hemingway. You could tear out just about any page of this book, and it's pure him. His meaningless meandering details are done with true depth and edge ... but they really never imbue the reader with any concern for the characters that he sort of follows randomly.
It would be the equivalent of going to a train station, closing your eyes, opening them, writing something about the first person you see, closing them for another hour, opening them again, writing about the first person you see and so on ... but meanwhile, there's a CRITICAL character standing off to the side smoking a cigarette doing absolutely nothing.
Go read The Old Man and the Sea -- or "For Whom the Bell Tolls" ... leave this for the poor sots at school who are forced to read everything by him.
October 7, 2010
If you've never read Hemingway, this isn't the book for you. If you don't like experimentation, this isn't the book for you. If you're turned off by violence, this isn't the book for you. If you're an opponent of socialism, this isn't the book for you. If you want happy endings, this isn't the book for you.
If, however, you have dabbled in Hemingway and you want a challenge, this is the book for you. If you dig experimental literature, then this is the book for you. If you can stomach violence or you recognize its primacy in the human experience, this book is for you. If you are a socialist, this book is for you. If you hate happy endings, this book is for you.
There're probably other things I can add, but mostly I want to say that this book is for me.
If, however, you have dabbled in Hemingway and you want a challenge, this is the book for you. If you dig experimental literature, then this is the book for you. If you can stomach violence or you recognize its primacy in the human experience, this book is for you. If you are a socialist, this book is for you. If you hate happy endings, this book is for you.
There're probably other things I can add, but mostly I want to say that this book is for me.
February 6, 2017
I feel slightly less guilty knowing that Hemingway himself thought this was the worst book he had ever written, but even so, I must be missing something major because I found the prose dull, stilted, unemotional and simply boring. I couldn't connect with any of the characters and that was a big problem. A couple of pages were of interest, but overall I was desperate to finish and celebrating when I did.
July 12, 2024
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讴鬲丕亘 賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 讴丕乇丕讴鬲乇 賴丕蹖 賳爻亘鬲丕 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丿丕乇丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳 丕賲乇 亘賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賱胤賲賴 夭丿賴 貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丕囟丕賮賴 鬲乇蹖賳 丌賳丕賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕蹖 丕蹖爻鬲 讴賴 丨賵丕丿孬 倬丕蹖丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 丕夭 賳诏丕賴 禺賵丿 乇賵丕蹖鬲 賲蹖 讴賳丿 貙 丕蹖賳 亘禺卮 讴鬲丕亘 賴蹖趩 诏賵賳賴 賴賲丕賴賳诏蹖 亘丕 亘丕賯蹖賲丕賳丿賴 丌賳 賳丿丕卮鬲賴 賵 亘丿賵賳 卮讴 丨匕賮 丕蹖賳 賯爻賲鬲 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 噩匕丕亘蹖鬲 丌賳 丕囟丕賮賴 賲蹖 讴乇丿 .
賲賯丕蹖爻賴 賲蹖丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 賵 賮蹖賱賲 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 貙 丕蹖賳 賯爻賲鬲 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 賮丕卮 讴賳丿
賳丕氐乇 鬲賯賵丕蹖蹖 丿乇 爻丕賱 1365 貙 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 乇丕 亘乇 丕爻丕爻 亘乇丿丕卮鬲蹖 丌夭丕丿 丕夭 丿丕卮鬲賳 賵 賳丿丕卮鬲賳 爻丕禺鬲 貙 丕夭 丌賳噩丕 讴賴 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 丕賵 禺亘乇蹖 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 蹖丕 鬲毓丿丿 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賳蹖爻鬲 貙 賮蹖賱賲 丕賵 爻禺鬲 鬲賲丕卮丕蹖蹖 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲 . 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 亘丕 亘丕夭蹖 丿丕乇蹖賵卮 丕乇噩賲賳丿 丿乇 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖 賮蹖賱賲 丿丕乇丕蹖蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 丿乇 乇賯丕亘鬲 亘丕 禺賵丕噩賴 賲丕噩丿 貙 鬲丕噩乇 孬乇賵鬲賲賳丿 讴賴 丿爻鬲蹖 賴賲 丿乇 賯丕趩丕賯 爻蹖诏丕乇 丿丕乇丿 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿賴 貙 亘賳丕亘乇丕蹖賳 禺亘乇蹖 丕夭 丕噩丕乇賴 丿丕丿賳 賯丕蹖賯 亘賴 鬲賵乇蹖爻鬲 賴丕 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 賳蹖爻鬲 貙 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘賳丿乇 賱賳诏賴 丿乇 爻丕賱 1342 賴賲 賳亘丕蹖丿 賲讴丕賳 趩賳丿丕賳 噩匕丕亘蹖 亘乇丕蹖 鬲賵乇蹖爻鬲 賴丕 亘賵丿賴 亘丕卮丿 . 丌卮讴丕乇 丕爻鬲 讴賴 趩蹖賳蹖 禺賵卮 鬲蹖倬 賵 鬲賱丕卮 亘乇丕蹖 賯丕趩丕賯 丕賳爻丕賳 賲蹖丕賳 讴賵亘丕 賵 賮賱賵乇蹖丿丕 賴賲 丕乇鬲亘丕胤蹖 亘賴 丕蹖乇丕賳 賳丿丕乇丿 貙 鬲賯賵丕蹖蹖 丕夭 鬲乇賵乇 賳禺爻鬲 賵夭蹖乇 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 讴乇丿賴 賵 賲爻鬲乇 賮乇丨丕賳 亘丕 亘丕夭蹖 毓賱蹖 賳氐蹖乇蹖丕賳 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 丌乇丕爻鬲诏蹖 賵 禺賵卮 倬賵卮蹖 丕賵 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 賳卮丕賳 丿賴賳丿賴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴賲丕賳 趩蹖賳蹖 亘丕卮丿 鬲賱丕卮 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴爻蹖 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 賯丕趩丕賯 賲禺丕賱賮賱丕賳 爻蹖丕爻蹖 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳丿 . 丕賲丕 丿爻鬲 讴賲 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 丕夭 賴乇蹖 賲賵乇诏丕賳 卮乇蹖賮鬲乇 丕爻鬲 貙 丕賵 賳賴 亘賴 賲爻鬲乇 賮乇丨丕賳 讴賱讴 賲蹖 夭賳丿 賵 賳賴 賲賴丕噩乇丕賳 乇丕 賮乇蹖亘 賲蹖 丿賴丿 .
丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 貙 倬丕鬲賵賯 賳丕禺丿丕 賵 丿蹖诏乇 丕賮乇丕丿 丿乇 賲孬賱丕 趩丕蹖禺丕賳賴 爻毓丿賵賳 丕爻鬲 貙 丿乇 丕蹖賳 趩丕蹖禺丕賳賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賳丕禺丿丕 亘丕 诏乇賵賴 鬲亘毓蹖丿蹖 賴丕 爻乇 卮丕禺 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 亘賴 丌賳賴丕 賲蹖 诏賵蹖丿 : 丕蹖賳 噩丕 賳賴 噩丕蹖 賱丕鬲 亘丕夭蹖賴 ! 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 賯賴賵賴 禺丕賳賴 賮乇丿蹖 噩丕蹖 賲賴賲鬲乇蹖 丕蹖爻鬲 賵 禺賵丿 賮乇丿蹖 丕蹖爻鬲 讴賴 賯丕蹖賯 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 賴乇蹖 賯乇囟 賲蹖 丿賴丿 貙 趩賵賳 賯丕蹖賯 賴乇蹖 鬲賵賯蹖賮 诏賲乇讴 丕爻鬲 貙 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 亘賲亘讴 丌夭丕丿 丕爻鬲 .
賴賲 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 賵 賴賲 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 賵 賴賲 賴乇蹖 賲賵乇诏丕賳 賵 賴賲 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 貙 诏賵蹖丕 趩丕乇賴 丕蹖 噩夭 倬匕蹖乇卮 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 丕賳賯賱丕亘蹖賵賳 讴賵亘丕 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 賵 鬲亘毓蹖丿蹖 賴丕 亘賴 乇蹖丕爻鬲
爻乇赖賳诏 亘丕 亘丕夭蹖 禺蹖乇賴 讴賳賳丿賴 賲乇丨賵賲 丕賵蹖爻蹖 貙 賳丿丕乇賳丿 貙 丕诏乇趩賴 亘乇丕蹖 亘丕夭诏卮鬲 亘賴 卮賴乇 禺賵丿 賴乇 丿賵 賳蹖丕夭 丿丕乇賳丿 讴賴 賳賯卮 亘丕夭蹖 讴賳賳丿 . 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 丌賱亘乇鬲 賲賱賵丕賳 賳丕禺丿丕 賵 丿乇 丕賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕丿蹖 丿丕卅賲 丕賱禺賲乇 讴賲讴 丕賵 爻鬲 貙 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖 乇爻丿 鬲賯賵丕蹖蹖 丕夭 賲噩賲賵毓 丕蹖賳 丿賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 亘乇丕蹖 丌賮乇蹖丿賳 賲賱賵賱 讴賲讴 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘丕卮丿 貙 丿乇 賴乇 氐賵乇鬲 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 賲賱賵賱 賵 丌賱亘乇鬲 蹖讴蹖 丕蹖爻鬲 .
禺賵丕賳丿賳 丿丕卮鬲賳 賵 賳丿丕卮鬲賳 鬲噩乇亘賴 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲蹖 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 禺賵丕賴丿 亘賵丿 貙 鬲噩乇亘賴 丕蹖 讴賴 丕诏乇 趩賴 丕賳丿讴蹖 卮賱賵睾 賵 賳丕賴賲丕賴賳诏 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖 乇爻丿 丕賲丕 賯胤毓丕 丕乇夭卮 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丿丕乇丿 .
讴鬲丕亘 丿蹖丕賱賵诏 賲丨賵乇 丕賵 貙 賴乇蹖 賲賵乇诏丕賳 乇丕 丕賳爻丕賳 卮乇蹖賮蹖 賲毓乇賮蹖 讴乇丿賴 讴賴 诏賵蹖蹖 丕夭丕噩亘丕乇 亘賴 賯丕趩丕賯 賲蹖丕賳 賮賱賵乇蹖丿丕 賵 賴丕賵丕賳丕 乇賵蹖 丌賵乇丿賴 貙 丿乇 丨賯蹖賯鬲 賴乇蹖 賳诏賵賳 亘禺鬲 亘賴 賴賲丕賳 爻賴賲 賳丕趩蹖夭 禺賵丿 丕夭 丕噩丕乇賴 賯丕蹖賯 亘賴 鬲賵乇蹖爻鬲 賴丕 乇丕囟蹖 亘賵丿賴 鬲丕 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 鬲賵乇蹖爻鬲賴丕 賴夭蹖賳賴 賳丕禺丿丕 乇丕 賳丿丕丿賴 賵 丕賵 毓賲賱丕 賵乇卮讴爻鬲賴 賲蹖 卮賵丿 . 丕夭 丕蹖賳 噩丕爻鬲 讴賴 賳丕趩丕乇 卮丿賴 丕氐賵賱 賵 丕乇夭卮 賴丕蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 夭蹖乇 倬丕 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 賵 丿乇 乇賵蹖丕乇賵蹖蹖 亘丕 卮乇丕蹖胤 噩丿蹖丿蹖 讴賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 乇賵亘乇賵蹖 丕賵 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 貙 丕氐賵賱 賵 爻蹖丕爻鬲 噩丿蹖丿蹖 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 讴賳丿 貙 丕氐賵賱蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵 诏乇丕賳 鬲賲丕賲 禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿 .
讴鬲丕亘 賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 讴丕乇丕讴鬲乇 賴丕蹖 賳爻亘鬲丕 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丿丕乇丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳 丕賲乇 亘賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賱胤賲賴 夭丿賴 貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丕囟丕賮賴 鬲乇蹖賳 丌賳丕賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕蹖 丕蹖爻鬲 讴賴 丨賵丕丿孬 倬丕蹖丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 丕夭 賳诏丕賴 禺賵丿 乇賵丕蹖鬲 賲蹖 讴賳丿 貙 丕蹖賳 亘禺卮 讴鬲丕亘 賴蹖趩 诏賵賳賴 賴賲丕賴賳诏蹖 亘丕 亘丕賯蹖賲丕賳丿賴 丌賳 賳丿丕卮鬲賴 賵 亘丿賵賳 卮讴 丨匕賮 丕蹖賳 賯爻賲鬲 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 噩匕丕亘蹖鬲 丌賳 丕囟丕賮賴 賲蹖 讴乇丿 .
賲賯丕蹖爻賴 賲蹖丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 賵 賮蹖賱賲 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 貙 丕蹖賳 賯爻賲鬲 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 賮丕卮 讴賳丿
賳丕氐乇 鬲賯賵丕蹖蹖 丿乇 爻丕賱 1365 貙 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 乇丕 亘乇 丕爻丕爻 亘乇丿丕卮鬲蹖 丌夭丕丿 丕夭 丿丕卮鬲賳 賵 賳丿丕卮鬲賳 爻丕禺鬲 貙 丕夭 丌賳噩丕 讴賴 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 丕賵 禺亘乇蹖 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 蹖丕 鬲毓丿丿 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賳蹖爻鬲 貙 賮蹖賱賲 丕賵 爻禺鬲 鬲賲丕卮丕蹖蹖 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲 . 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 亘丕 亘丕夭蹖 丿丕乇蹖賵卮 丕乇噩賲賳丿 丿乇 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖 賮蹖賱賲 丿丕乇丕蹖蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 丿乇 乇賯丕亘鬲 亘丕 禺賵丕噩賴 賲丕噩丿 貙 鬲丕噩乇 孬乇賵鬲賲賳丿 讴賴 丿爻鬲蹖 賴賲 丿乇 賯丕趩丕賯 爻蹖诏丕乇 丿丕乇丿 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿賴 貙 亘賳丕亘乇丕蹖賳 禺亘乇蹖 丕夭 丕噩丕乇賴 丿丕丿賳 賯丕蹖賯 亘賴 鬲賵乇蹖爻鬲 賴丕 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 賳蹖爻鬲 貙 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘賳丿乇 賱賳诏賴 丿乇 爻丕賱 1342 賴賲 賳亘丕蹖丿 賲讴丕賳 趩賳丿丕賳 噩匕丕亘蹖 亘乇丕蹖 鬲賵乇蹖爻鬲 賴丕 亘賵丿賴 亘丕卮丿 . 丌卮讴丕乇 丕爻鬲 讴賴 趩蹖賳蹖 禺賵卮 鬲蹖倬 賵 鬲賱丕卮 亘乇丕蹖 賯丕趩丕賯 丕賳爻丕賳 賲蹖丕賳 讴賵亘丕 賵 賮賱賵乇蹖丿丕 賴賲 丕乇鬲亘丕胤蹖 亘賴 丕蹖乇丕賳 賳丿丕乇丿 貙 鬲賯賵丕蹖蹖 丕夭 鬲乇賵乇 賳禺爻鬲 賵夭蹖乇 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 讴乇丿賴 賵 賲爻鬲乇 賮乇丨丕賳 亘丕 亘丕夭蹖 毓賱蹖 賳氐蹖乇蹖丕賳 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 丌乇丕爻鬲诏蹖 賵 禺賵卮 倬賵卮蹖 丕賵 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 賳卮丕賳 丿賴賳丿賴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴賲丕賳 趩蹖賳蹖 亘丕卮丿 鬲賱丕卮 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴爻蹖 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 賯丕趩丕賯 賲禺丕賱賮賱丕賳 爻蹖丕爻蹖 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳丿 . 丕賲丕 丿爻鬲 讴賲 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 丕夭 賴乇蹖 賲賵乇诏丕賳 卮乇蹖賮鬲乇 丕爻鬲 貙 丕賵 賳賴 亘賴 賲爻鬲乇 賮乇丨丕賳 讴賱讴 賲蹖 夭賳丿 賵 賳賴 賲賴丕噩乇丕賳 乇丕 賮乇蹖亘 賲蹖 丿賴丿 .
丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 貙 倬丕鬲賵賯 賳丕禺丿丕 賵 丿蹖诏乇 丕賮乇丕丿 丿乇 賲孬賱丕 趩丕蹖禺丕賳賴 爻毓丿賵賳 丕爻鬲 貙 丿乇 丕蹖賳 趩丕蹖禺丕賳賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賳丕禺丿丕 亘丕 诏乇賵賴 鬲亘毓蹖丿蹖 賴丕 爻乇 卮丕禺 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 亘賴 丌賳賴丕 賲蹖 诏賵蹖丿 : 丕蹖賳 噩丕 賳賴 噩丕蹖 賱丕鬲 亘丕夭蹖賴 ! 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 賯賴賵賴 禺丕賳賴 賮乇丿蹖 噩丕蹖 賲賴賲鬲乇蹖 丕蹖爻鬲 賵 禺賵丿 賮乇丿蹖 丕蹖爻鬲 讴賴 賯丕蹖賯 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 賴乇蹖 賯乇囟 賲蹖 丿賴丿 貙 趩賵賳 賯丕蹖賯 賴乇蹖 鬲賵賯蹖賮 诏賲乇讴 丕爻鬲 貙 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 亘賲亘讴 丌夭丕丿 丕爻鬲 .
賴賲 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 賵 賴賲 丿乇 賮蹖賱賲 賵 賴賲 賴乇蹖 賲賵乇诏丕賳 賵 賴賲 賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿 貙 诏賵蹖丕 趩丕乇賴 丕蹖 噩夭 倬匕蹖乇卮 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 丕賳賯賱丕亘蹖賵賳 讴賵亘丕 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 賵 鬲亘毓蹖丿蹖 賴丕 亘賴 乇蹖丕爻鬲
爻乇赖賳诏 亘丕 亘丕夭蹖 禺蹖乇賴 讴賳賳丿賴 賲乇丨賵賲 丕賵蹖爻蹖 貙 賳丿丕乇賳丿 貙 丕诏乇趩賴 亘乇丕蹖 亘丕夭诏卮鬲 亘賴 卮賴乇 禺賵丿 賴乇 丿賵 賳蹖丕夭 丿丕乇賳丿 讴賴 賳賯卮 亘丕夭蹖 讴賳賳丿 . 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 丌賱亘乇鬲 賲賱賵丕賳 賳丕禺丿丕 賵 丿乇 丕賵賱 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丕丿蹖 丿丕卅賲 丕賱禺賲乇 讴賲讴 丕賵 爻鬲 貙 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖 乇爻丿 鬲賯賵丕蹖蹖 丕夭 賲噩賲賵毓 丕蹖賳 丿賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 亘乇丕蹖 丌賮乇蹖丿賳 賲賱賵賱 讴賲讴 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘丕卮丿 貙 丿乇 賴乇 氐賵乇鬲 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 賲賱賵賱 賵 丌賱亘乇鬲 蹖讴蹖 丕蹖爻鬲 .
禺賵丕賳丿賳 丿丕卮鬲賳 賵 賳丿丕卮鬲賳 鬲噩乇亘賴 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲蹖 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 禺賵丕賴丿 亘賵丿 貙 鬲噩乇亘賴 丕蹖 讴賴 丕诏乇 趩賴 丕賳丿讴蹖 卮賱賵睾 賵 賳丕賴賲丕賴賳诏 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖 乇爻丿 丕賲丕 賯胤毓丕 丕乇夭卮 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丿丕乇丿 .
May 13, 2020
"In the old days he would not have worried, but the fighting part of him was tired now, along with the other part, and he was alone in all of this now and he lay on the big, wide, old bed and could neither read nor sleep."
It seems like there is always enough to worry about in the world, no matter what times you live though, and once you hit the age when you lose the "fighting part" of your inner rebel spirit and it fades into a tired "nah - I don't like that!" instead of "I AM GOING TO RAISE HELL ABOUT THIS!". And it also seems the stupid worrying invariably comes with a loss of sleep and reading ability - which is even more annoying than the worrying as such.
My cure more often than not is to revisit old favourite authors - preferably those who died a long time before the specific kind of worrying I am indulging in at any given moment showed up uninvited - and to force-feed my mind with the kind of literature that makes me think of other things to worry about than those that actually haunt me in real life. Making sense? Maybe not, but Hemingway's problems - to me - are at the same time very relatable and very much not MY current problems, and therefore his stories are soothing even in their most laconically bleak moments.
So to have or not to have the ability to hide from reality, that is the question, and the answer is a strong MAYBE!
Hemingway says it with the usual eloquence...
It seems like there is always enough to worry about in the world, no matter what times you live though, and once you hit the age when you lose the "fighting part" of your inner rebel spirit and it fades into a tired "nah - I don't like that!" instead of "I AM GOING TO RAISE HELL ABOUT THIS!". And it also seems the stupid worrying invariably comes with a loss of sleep and reading ability - which is even more annoying than the worrying as such.
My cure more often than not is to revisit old favourite authors - preferably those who died a long time before the specific kind of worrying I am indulging in at any given moment showed up uninvited - and to force-feed my mind with the kind of literature that makes me think of other things to worry about than those that actually haunt me in real life. Making sense? Maybe not, but Hemingway's problems - to me - are at the same time very relatable and very much not MY current problems, and therefore his stories are soothing even in their most laconically bleak moments.
So to have or not to have the ability to hide from reality, that is the question, and the answer is a strong MAYBE!
Hemingway says it with the usual eloquence...
February 26, 2021
Hemingway's tale of the later life and times of Harry Morgan, a fisherman, turned rum and people runner, living in Florida and running his boat to and from Cuba, for under the counter payments. renders the numerous tragic scenes with an economy of words, but a lot of power, but overall I don't really get into this. 4 out of 12
June 7, 2022
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丿乇 夭蹖乇 噩賲賱丕鬲蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘賴 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 亘乇丕蹖鬲丕賳 賲蹖賳賵蹖爻賲
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亘丕 丕蹖賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 芦丿丕卮鬲賳 賵 賳丿丕卮鬲賳禄 賮乇賯蹖 賳丿丕乇丿
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賲丕 亘蹖趩丕乇賴 賴丕 賵賯鬲蹖 丿趩丕乇賽 亘丿亘禺鬲蹖 賲蹖卮賵蹖賲貙 賳亘丕蹖丿 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 乇丕 賵賱 讴賳蹖賲
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亘毓囟蹖 賴丕貙 丕夭 倬賳噩乇賴 賴丕蹖賽 亘賱賳丿 丌倬丕乇鬲賲丕賳 蹖丕 丕丿丕乇丕鬲貙 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 倬丕蹖蹖賳 倬乇鬲丕亘 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿貙 亘乇禺蹖 賳丨賵踿 爻丕讴鬲 賵 丌乇丕賲 乇丕 鬲乇噩蹖丨 賲蹖丿丕丿賳丿 賵 丿乇 诏丕乇丕跇 賵 丿乇 丕鬲賵賲亘蹖賱賽 乇賵卮賳 賲蹖賳卮爻鬲賳丿 (亘丕 诏丕夭賽 丕诏夭賵夭 禺賵丿讴卮蹖 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿) 賵 诏乇賵賴蹖 丿蹖诏乇 爻購賳鬲賽 丿蹖乇蹖賳 乇丕 亘讴丕乇 賲蹖亘爻鬲賳丿 賵 亘賴 賴賮鬲 鬲蹖乇賽 讴賱鬲 蹖丕 丕爻賲蹖鬲 倬賳丕賴 賲蹖亘乇丿賳丿貙 丌賱丕鬲賽 禺賵卮 爻丕禺鬲蹖 讴賴 亘蹖禺賵丕亘蹖 乇丕 倬丕蹖丕賳 賲蹖丿賴賳丿 賵 倬卮蹖賲丕賳蹖 乇丕 鬲賲丕賲 賲蹖讴賳賳丿.. 爻乇胤丕賳 乇丕 卮賮丕 賲蹖丿賴賳丿.. 丕夭 賵乇卮讴爻鬲诏蹖 賳噩丕鬲鬲 賲蹖丿賴賳丿.. 丕蹖賳 丌賱丕鬲賽 賲賲鬲丕夭賽 丌賲乇蹖讴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘賴 丕蹖賳 丌爻丕賳蹖 丨賲賱 賲蹖卮賵賳丿貙 丌賳賯丿乇 鬲兀孬蹖乇卮丕賳 丨鬲賲蹖 丕爻鬲 賵 丌賳賯丿乇 禺賵亘 爻丕禺鬲賴 卮丿賴 丕賳丿 讴賴 亘賴 乇賵蹖丕蹖賽 丌賲乇蹖讴丕蹖蹖貙 丌賳诏丕賴 讴賴 亘賴 讴丕亘賵爻 鬲亘丿蹖賱 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 禺丕鬲賲賴 賲蹖丿賴賳丿.. 賵 鬲賳賴丕 賲丕蹖踿 毓丿賲賽 乇囟丕蹖鬲 丕夭 丌賳貙 讴孬丕賮鬲蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕賯蹖 賲蹖賲丕賳丿 賵 禺賵蹖卮丕賵賳丿丕賳 亘丕蹖丿 鬲賲蹖夭 讴賳賳丿
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賲丕 趩蹖夭蹖 賳丿丕乇蹖賲 讴賴 丕夭 丿爻鬲 亘丿賴蹖賲.. 賲丕 乇丕 讴丕賲賱丕賸 賵丨卮蹖 讴乇丿賴 丕賳丿. 賲丕 丕夭 丌賳 睾賱丕賲賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丕爻倬丕乇鬲丕讴賵爻 亘乇丕蹖 噩賳诏 丿乇 丕禺鬲蹖丕乇 丿丕卮鬲 亘丿鬲乇蹖賲.. 丌賳賯丿乇 賲丕 乇丕 鬲丕 亘賴 丨丕賱 夭丿賴 丕賳丿 讴賴 鬲賳賴丕 鬲爻賱蹖賽 賲丕 賲卮乇賵亘 賵 鬲賳賴丕 睾乇賵乇賽 賲丕 丿乇 丕賲讴丕賳賽 鬲丨賲賱賽 丌賳 賴賲賴 賮卮丕乇 丕爻鬲
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倬丿乇卮 賲丕賳賳丿 诏賱賵賱賴 丕夭 胤亘賯踿 趩賴賱 賵 丿賵賲貙 賲孬賱 毓賯丕亘蹖 讴賴 亘丕賱 賳賲蹖夭賳丿貙 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 倬丕蹖蹖賳 倬乇鬲丕亘 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿 賵 丨丕賱 倬爻乇賽 丿爻鬲賮乇賵卮貙 讴丕乇 倬丿乇 乇丕 鬲讴乇丕乇 讴乇丿 賵 丕蹖賳亘丕乇 禺賵丿 乇丕 噩賱賵蹖賽 鬲乇賳 丕賳丿丕禺鬲貙 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 噩蹖亘卮 丕夭 賴賲夭賳賽 鬲禺賲 賲乇睾 賵 毓氐丕乇賴 诏蹖乇賽 賲蹖賵賴貙 讴賴 睾蹖乇 賯丕亘賱 賮乇賵卮 亘賵丿貙 倬購乇 亘賵丿
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夭讴蹖!!! 毓卮賯 賴賲 丿乇賵睾 丕爻鬲.. 毓卮賯 賯乇氐賽 賳丕夭丕蹖蹖 丕爻鬲貙 趩賵賳 鬲賵 賲蹖鬲乇爻蹖丿蹖 亘趩賴 丿丕乇 卮賵蹖.. 丕蹖賳賯丿乇 亘乇丕蹖賽 賳丕夭丕蹖蹖 禺賵乇丿賲 鬲丕 讴乇 卮丿賲.. 毓卮賯 丌賳 賵丨卮鬲賽 爻賯胤賽 噩賳蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 鬲賵 賲乇丕 丿趩丕乇賽 丌賳 讴乇丿蹖.. 毓卮賯 丿賱 賵 乇賵丿踿 賲噩乇賵丨賽 賲賳 丕爻鬲.. 毓卮賯 蹖讴 賳氐賮卮 爻賳亘踿 賯丕亘賱賴 丕爻鬲 賵 賳氐賮賽 丿蹖诏乇卮 丨賲丕賲賽 丌亘 爻乇丿.. 賲賳 賲蹖 丿丕賳賲 毓卮賯 趩賴 趩蹖夭蹖 丕爻鬲.. 亘賵蹖賽 丿賵丕蹖賽 囟丿毓賮賵賳蹖 賲蹖丿賴丿.. 賲乇丿賴 卮賵乇賽 毓卮賯 乇丕 亘亘乇丿.. 毓卮賯 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 鬲賵 亘睾賱賽 賲賳 亘禺賵丕亘蹖 賵 賱匕鬲賲 亘丿賴蹖 賵 亘丕 丿賴丕賳賽 亘丕夭 亘丕賯蹖 卮亘 乇丕 亘禺賵丕亘蹖 賵 賲賳 鬲賲丕賲 卮亘 乇丕 亘蹖丿丕乇 亘賲丕賳賲 賵 噩乇兀鬲 賴賲 賳讴賳賲 丿毓丕 亘禺賵丕賳賲貙 趩賵賳 賲蹖丿丕賳賲 讴賴 丿蹖诏乇 丨賯蹖 亘賴 丿毓丕 賳丿丕乇賲.. 毓卮賯 鬲賲丕賲賽 丌賳 讴丕乇賴丕 賵 丨賯賴 賴丕蹖賽 讴孬蹖賮蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴 賲賳 蹖丕丿 丿丕丿蹖 賵 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丿鬲 賴賲 丕夭 鬲賵蹖賽 讴鬲丕亘 蹖丕丿 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿蹖
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丕賲蹖丿賵丕乇賲 丕蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵 丿乇 噩賴鬲 丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 亘丕 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 讴丕賮蹖 賵 賲賮蹖丿 亘賵丿賴 亘丕卮賴
芦倬蹖乇賵夭 亘丕卮蹖丿 賵 丕蹖乇丕賳蹖禄
丿乇 夭蹖乇 噩賲賱丕鬲蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘賴 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 亘乇丕蹖鬲丕賳 賲蹖賳賵蹖爻賲
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亘丕 丕蹖賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 芦丿丕卮鬲賳 賵 賳丿丕卮鬲賳禄 賮乇賯蹖 賳丿丕乇丿
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賲丕 亘蹖趩丕乇賴 賴丕 賵賯鬲蹖 丿趩丕乇賽 亘丿亘禺鬲蹖 賲蹖卮賵蹖賲貙 賳亘丕蹖丿 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 乇丕 賵賱 讴賳蹖賲
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亘毓囟蹖 賴丕貙 丕夭 倬賳噩乇賴 賴丕蹖賽 亘賱賳丿 丌倬丕乇鬲賲丕賳 蹖丕 丕丿丕乇丕鬲貙 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 倬丕蹖蹖賳 倬乇鬲丕亘 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿貙 亘乇禺蹖 賳丨賵踿 爻丕讴鬲 賵 丌乇丕賲 乇丕 鬲乇噩蹖丨 賲蹖丿丕丿賳丿 賵 丿乇 诏丕乇丕跇 賵 丿乇 丕鬲賵賲亘蹖賱賽 乇賵卮賳 賲蹖賳卮爻鬲賳丿 (亘丕 诏丕夭賽 丕诏夭賵夭 禺賵丿讴卮蹖 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿) 賵 诏乇賵賴蹖 丿蹖诏乇 爻購賳鬲賽 丿蹖乇蹖賳 乇丕 亘讴丕乇 賲蹖亘爻鬲賳丿 賵 亘賴 賴賮鬲 鬲蹖乇賽 讴賱鬲 蹖丕 丕爻賲蹖鬲 倬賳丕賴 賲蹖亘乇丿賳丿貙 丌賱丕鬲賽 禺賵卮 爻丕禺鬲蹖 讴賴 亘蹖禺賵丕亘蹖 乇丕 倬丕蹖丕賳 賲蹖丿賴賳丿 賵 倬卮蹖賲丕賳蹖 乇丕 鬲賲丕賲 賲蹖讴賳賳丿.. 爻乇胤丕賳 乇丕 卮賮丕 賲蹖丿賴賳丿.. 丕夭 賵乇卮讴爻鬲诏蹖 賳噩丕鬲鬲 賲蹖丿賴賳丿.. 丕蹖賳 丌賱丕鬲賽 賲賲鬲丕夭賽 丌賲乇蹖讴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘賴 丕蹖賳 丌爻丕賳蹖 丨賲賱 賲蹖卮賵賳丿貙 丌賳賯丿乇 鬲兀孬蹖乇卮丕賳 丨鬲賲蹖 丕爻鬲 賵 丌賳賯丿乇 禺賵亘 爻丕禺鬲賴 卮丿賴 丕賳丿 讴賴 亘賴 乇賵蹖丕蹖賽 丌賲乇蹖讴丕蹖蹖貙 丌賳诏丕賴 讴賴 亘賴 讴丕亘賵爻 鬲亘丿蹖賱 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 禺丕鬲賲賴 賲蹖丿賴賳丿.. 賵 鬲賳賴丕 賲丕蹖踿 毓丿賲賽 乇囟丕蹖鬲 丕夭 丌賳貙 讴孬丕賮鬲蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕賯蹖 賲蹖賲丕賳丿 賵 禺賵蹖卮丕賵賳丿丕賳 亘丕蹖丿 鬲賲蹖夭 讴賳賳丿
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賲丕 趩蹖夭蹖 賳丿丕乇蹖賲 讴賴 丕夭 丿爻鬲 亘丿賴蹖賲.. 賲丕 乇丕 讴丕賲賱丕賸 賵丨卮蹖 讴乇丿賴 丕賳丿. 賲丕 丕夭 丌賳 睾賱丕賲賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丕爻倬丕乇鬲丕讴賵爻 亘乇丕蹖 噩賳诏 丿乇 丕禺鬲蹖丕乇 丿丕卮鬲 亘丿鬲乇蹖賲.. 丌賳賯丿乇 賲丕 乇丕 鬲丕 亘賴 丨丕賱 夭丿賴 丕賳丿 讴賴 鬲賳賴丕 鬲爻賱蹖賽 賲丕 賲卮乇賵亘 賵 鬲賳賴丕 睾乇賵乇賽 賲丕 丿乇 丕賲讴丕賳賽 鬲丨賲賱賽 丌賳 賴賲賴 賮卮丕乇 丕爻鬲
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倬丿乇卮 賲丕賳賳丿 诏賱賵賱賴 丕夭 胤亘賯踿 趩賴賱 賵 丿賵賲貙 賲孬賱 毓賯丕亘蹖 讴賴 亘丕賱 賳賲蹖夭賳丿貙 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 倬丕蹖蹖賳 倬乇鬲丕亘 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿 賵 丨丕賱 倬爻乇賽 丿爻鬲賮乇賵卮貙 讴丕乇 倬丿乇 乇丕 鬲讴乇丕乇 讴乇丿 賵 丕蹖賳亘丕乇 禺賵丿 乇丕 噩賱賵蹖賽 鬲乇賳 丕賳丿丕禺鬲貙 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 噩蹖亘卮 丕夭 賴賲夭賳賽 鬲禺賲 賲乇睾 賵 毓氐丕乇賴 诏蹖乇賽 賲蹖賵賴貙 讴賴 睾蹖乇 賯丕亘賱 賮乇賵卮 亘賵丿貙 倬購乇 亘賵丿
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夭讴蹖!!! 毓卮賯 賴賲 丿乇賵睾 丕爻鬲.. 毓卮賯 賯乇氐賽 賳丕夭丕蹖蹖 丕爻鬲貙 趩賵賳 鬲賵 賲蹖鬲乇爻蹖丿蹖 亘趩賴 丿丕乇 卮賵蹖.. 丕蹖賳賯丿乇 亘乇丕蹖賽 賳丕夭丕蹖蹖 禺賵乇丿賲 鬲丕 讴乇 卮丿賲.. 毓卮賯 丌賳 賵丨卮鬲賽 爻賯胤賽 噩賳蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 鬲賵 賲乇丕 丿趩丕乇賽 丌賳 讴乇丿蹖.. 毓卮賯 丿賱 賵 乇賵丿踿 賲噩乇賵丨賽 賲賳 丕爻鬲.. 毓卮賯 蹖讴 賳氐賮卮 爻賳亘踿 賯丕亘賱賴 丕爻鬲 賵 賳氐賮賽 丿蹖诏乇卮 丨賲丕賲賽 丌亘 爻乇丿.. 賲賳 賲蹖 丿丕賳賲 毓卮賯 趩賴 趩蹖夭蹖 丕爻鬲.. 亘賵蹖賽 丿賵丕蹖賽 囟丿毓賮賵賳蹖 賲蹖丿賴丿.. 賲乇丿賴 卮賵乇賽 毓卮賯 乇丕 亘亘乇丿.. 毓卮賯 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 鬲賵 亘睾賱賽 賲賳 亘禺賵丕亘蹖 賵 賱匕鬲賲 亘丿賴蹖 賵 亘丕 丿賴丕賳賽 亘丕夭 亘丕賯蹖 卮亘 乇丕 亘禺賵丕亘蹖 賵 賲賳 鬲賲丕賲 卮亘 乇丕 亘蹖丿丕乇 亘賲丕賳賲 賵 噩乇兀鬲 賴賲 賳讴賳賲 丿毓丕 亘禺賵丕賳賲貙 趩賵賳 賲蹖丿丕賳賲 讴賴 丿蹖诏乇 丨賯蹖 亘賴 丿毓丕 賳丿丕乇賲.. 毓卮賯 鬲賲丕賲賽 丌賳 讴丕乇賴丕 賵 丨賯賴 賴丕蹖賽 讴孬蹖賮蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴 賲賳 蹖丕丿 丿丕丿蹖 賵 卮丕蹖丿 禺賵丿鬲 賴賲 丕夭 鬲賵蹖賽 讴鬲丕亘 蹖丕丿 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿蹖
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丕賲蹖丿賵丕乇賲 丕蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵 丿乇 噩賴鬲 丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 亘丕 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 讴丕賮蹖 賵 賲賮蹖丿 亘賵丿賴 亘丕卮賴
芦倬蹖乇賵夭 亘丕卮蹖丿 賵 丕蹖乇丕賳蹖禄
August 5, 2013
"a man ... ain't got no ... hasn't got any ... can't really ... isn't any way out. No matter how ... a man alone ... ain't got no bloody chance."
Harry Morgan
A novel of the Depression Era, To Have and Have Not follows the struggle of Harry Morgan to make ends meet, to live a decent life. He is a boat owner sailing the waters between Cuba and Key West, renting out to rich tourists lookinh for the thrill of big fish chasing. The novel opens with a spectacular gunfight in front of a bar in Havana and continues with an episode of marlin fishing in the Gulf Stream. Harry is one of the 'have nots' and, after one of the 'haves' pulls a fast one on him and disappears without paying for renting the boat, he is forced to accept shady jobs on the wrong side of the law. He has a wife and three girls to provide for. Smuggling persons and hard liquor in and out of Cuba is not for the faint hearted, and Harry Morgan is forced to get tough in order to survive. All I have is my cojones to peddle. . But his luck has turned against him and everything he tries seems to end badly.
The story is told through internal monologues and hard edged dialogue with Hemingway signature spare prose and with his typical protagonist of few words and brooding visage. The timeline is broken into separate episodes in Harry's career outside the law, each one illustrating another step down on the ladder of respectability and success. For the good parts, I really liked the time spent on the sea and the way the relationship of Harry with his wife is described. Most of the problems I had with the story come in the second half of the novel, where the author loses the focus and starts to write about a lot of secondary characters loafing around Key West and having little to no connections with Harry's story. I suspect Hemingway was on a deadline, had only enough material for a novella and filled in the required pages with several unconnected episodes from his work in progress pile. These additions have a strong autobiographical vibe, especially the episode of the alcoholic writer who has a row with his wife. An interesting literary device has the author jumping from ship to ship in the Key West harbour and look inside each cabin at the thoughts of the owners as each contemplate failure, despair, suicide, anguish, ill health, loneliness. I could see Hemingway lounging in his own boat on an evening, looking around at his neighbours in the marina and imagining their life stories, putting everything down in his notebook for future use. Another bother is that my edition always uses the N word for the black characters in the book, and to make matters worse these black characters are rather poorly constructed and illustrate an uncomfortable level of prejudice in an author I greatly admired in my youth.
My dissapointment may have another source : I have seen the movie version three or four times, and I was expecting something along the lines of Casablanca with a cool cucumber Bogey, Lauren Bacall swinging her hips with a wicked smile while she sings a jazz tune and some idealistic anti-Nazi message.
The novel is instead closer to the theme of futile struggle against fate from The Old Man and the Sea and to the social militancy of The Pearl by Steinbeck.
March 9, 2018
!賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 賵 鬲賴乇賵賳
賴賮鬲-賴卮鬲 賲丕賴 倬蹖卮 賲蹖禺賵丕爻鬲賲 亘乇賲 鬲賴乇賵賳. 讴乇丿爻鬲丕賳 丕蹖乇丕賳 讴賴 亘賵丿賲 鬲賵蹖 卮賴乇 賲乇蹖賵丕賳貙 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 诏蹖乇 丌賵乇丿賲 鬲丕 鬲賵蹖 乇丕賴 爻蹖夭丿賴-趩賴丕乇丿賴 爻丕毓鬲賴 鬲賴乇賵賳 亘禺賵賳賲卮.. 趩乇丕 賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 乇賵 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 讴乇丿賲責 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲.
禺賱丕氐賴 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賳氐賮卮賵 禺賵賳賲 賵賱蹖 賳夭丿蹖讴 賴賲丿丕賳 丨賵氐賱賴鈥屫з� 爻乇 乇賮鬲 賵 讴賳丕乇卮 诏匕丕卮鬲賲. 趩賳丿 乇賵夭 倬蹖卮 亘丕夭賲 丕夭 賳賵 卮乇賵毓 讴乇丿賲 賵 禺賵賳丿賲卮. 亘賳馗乇賲 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賵賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 賳賴! 賲蹖诏賮鬲賳 賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴 賵 亘禺丕胤乇 賴賲蹖賳 鬲賵賯毓 亘丕賱丕鬲乇蹖 丕夭卮 丿丕卮鬲賲. 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱貙 讴蹖 賲蹖丿賵賳賴 卮丕蹖丿 丕賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿蹖诏乇卮 倬丕乇蹖爻 噩卮賳 亘蹖讴乇丕賳 亘賴鬲乇 丕夭 丕蹖賳 蹖讴蹖 亘丕卮賴 賵 亘蹖卮鬲乇 亘賴 丿賱 亘趩倬爻賴..
賵 賮賴蹖丿賲 鬲賵蹖 乇丕賴 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 丕氐賱丕 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵賳丿賳 禺賵亘 賳蹖爻鬲貙 倬丿乇 丌丿賲賵 丿乇賲蹖丕乇賴. 丕诏賴 禺賵丕亘鬲 亘蹖丕丿 賵 亘诏蹖乇蹖 亘禺賵丕亘蹖貙 丕夭 賴乇 趩蹖夭蹖 亘賴鬲乇賴 賵賱蹖 賲蹖鬲乇爻賲 賴賲趩賵 禺丕賱賴 賴丕蹖丿賴鈥屬呝� 賲蹖诏賴: 丕賳诏丕乇 讴賴 禺賵丕亘蹖 讴丕亘賵爻 賲蹖亘蹖賳蹖! 亘賴 賯賵賱 毓賲賵 氐丕丿賯賲 亘賴 丿乇讴! 賵丕賱丕
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賴賮鬲-賴卮鬲 賲丕賴 倬蹖卮 賲蹖禺賵丕爻鬲賲 亘乇賲 鬲賴乇賵賳. 讴乇丿爻鬲丕賳 丕蹖乇丕賳 讴賴 亘賵丿賲 鬲賵蹖 卮賴乇 賲乇蹖賵丕賳貙 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 诏蹖乇 丌賵乇丿賲 鬲丕 鬲賵蹖 乇丕賴 爻蹖夭丿賴-趩賴丕乇丿賴 爻丕毓鬲賴 鬲賴乇賵賳 亘禺賵賳賲卮.. 趩乇丕 賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 乇賵 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 讴乇丿賲責 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲.
禺賱丕氐賴 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賳氐賮卮賵 禺賵賳賲 賵賱蹖 賳夭丿蹖讴 賴賲丿丕賳 丨賵氐賱賴鈥屫з� 爻乇 乇賮鬲 賵 讴賳丕乇卮 诏匕丕卮鬲賲. 趩賳丿 乇賵夭 倬蹖卮 亘丕夭賲 丕夭 賳賵 卮乇賵毓 讴乇丿賲 賵 禺賵賳丿賲卮. 亘賳馗乇賲 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賵賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 賳賴! 賲蹖诏賮鬲賳 賴賲蹖賳诏賵蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴 賵 亘禺丕胤乇 賴賲蹖賳 鬲賵賯毓 亘丕賱丕鬲乇蹖 丕夭卮 丿丕卮鬲賲. 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱貙 讴蹖 賲蹖丿賵賳賴 卮丕蹖丿 丕賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿蹖诏乇卮 倬丕乇蹖爻 噩卮賳 亘蹖讴乇丕賳 亘賴鬲乇 丕夭 丕蹖賳 蹖讴蹖 亘丕卮賴 賵 亘蹖卮鬲乇 亘賴 丿賱 亘趩倬爻賴..
賵 賮賴蹖丿賲 鬲賵蹖 乇丕賴 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 丕氐賱丕 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵賳丿賳 禺賵亘 賳蹖爻鬲貙 倬丿乇 丌丿賲賵 丿乇賲蹖丕乇賴. 丕诏賴 禺賵丕亘鬲 亘蹖丕丿 賵 亘诏蹖乇蹖 亘禺賵丕亘蹖貙 丕夭 賴乇 趩蹖夭蹖 亘賴鬲乇賴 賵賱蹖 賲蹖鬲乇爻賲 賴賲趩賵 禺丕賱賴 賴丕蹖丿賴鈥屬呝� 賲蹖诏賴: 丕賳诏丕乇 讴賴 禺賵丕亘蹖 讴丕亘賵爻 賲蹖亘蹖賳蹖! 亘賴 賯賵賱 毓賲賵 氐丕丿賯賲 亘賴 丿乇讴! 賵丕賱丕
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April 12, 2024
To Have and Have Not (1937) is usually seen as a 鈥渕inor鈥� novel of Ernest Hemingway, sandwiched as it is between two of his major novels, A Farewell to Arms (1929), and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940). It had its beginnings with a short story about main character Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain and sometime smuggler-for-hire, that was followed by another story about Morgan, and then Papa decided to stretch it into a full-length novel, using some seemingly unrelated stories along the way. It received mixed reviews and is still receiving mixed reviews, but there is still some great writing in it. I hadn鈥檛 read it for years, so dusted it off to see how it held up for me.
Of course, my temptation is to write a review in the manner of Paul Bryant鈥檚 brilliant Oliver Twist review, which is to say, where鈥檚 Lauren Bacall??!! (because, for the younger readers here, Howard Hawks made a film loosely based on the book, creating more of a romantic thriller than Hem ever intended). The romance in the book, such as it is, involves Harry and his wife Marie, who gets the final say in the book, sweetly.
The book feels like it is quite cobbled together, using Morgan stories of desperate 鈥渁dventure鈥� against stories of wealthy yacht owners. My early impression of the book is that it is noir, focused on the rhythm and colloquial talk of hard-scrabble working-class folks--Conchs-in Key West, reminding me a little of Hem鈥檚 short story 鈥淭he Killers" for its noir feel. The other aspect of noir here is the focus on what it means to be poor and pushed to the edge, into crime, to do anything to survive. Papa was writing this while going back and forth between the US and the Spanish Civil War, where he was exposed to some Marxist ideology, including critiques of the rich that we also see here.
A lot of people call this an experimental novel for Hem, as he tells the story or stories, in the novel, through multiple points of view, including two women. He鈥檚 also working on stream-of-consciousness writing in the heads of a few characters. While I like Harry as a character, the 鈥渞ummy鈥� Eddie (who also is featured in the Howard Hawks movie), and Marie, and like some of the action sequences, I don鈥檛 find it a successful work (and as I recall, neither did he), but you know, he's Hem, and I'm not going to rip on him too hard here.
Of course, my temptation is to write a review in the manner of Paul Bryant鈥檚 brilliant Oliver Twist review, which is to say, where鈥檚 Lauren Bacall??!! (because, for the younger readers here, Howard Hawks made a film loosely based on the book, creating more of a romantic thriller than Hem ever intended). The romance in the book, such as it is, involves Harry and his wife Marie, who gets the final say in the book, sweetly.
The book feels like it is quite cobbled together, using Morgan stories of desperate 鈥渁dventure鈥� against stories of wealthy yacht owners. My early impression of the book is that it is noir, focused on the rhythm and colloquial talk of hard-scrabble working-class folks--Conchs-in Key West, reminding me a little of Hem鈥檚 short story 鈥淭he Killers" for its noir feel. The other aspect of noir here is the focus on what it means to be poor and pushed to the edge, into crime, to do anything to survive. Papa was writing this while going back and forth between the US and the Spanish Civil War, where he was exposed to some Marxist ideology, including critiques of the rich that we also see here.
A lot of people call this an experimental novel for Hem, as he tells the story or stories, in the novel, through multiple points of view, including two women. He鈥檚 also working on stream-of-consciousness writing in the heads of a few characters. While I like Harry as a character, the 鈥渞ummy鈥� Eddie (who also is featured in the Howard Hawks movie), and Marie, and like some of the action sequences, I don鈥檛 find it a successful work (and as I recall, neither did he), but you know, he's Hem, and I'm not going to rip on him too hard here.
January 7, 2012
Florida Keys. 1937. Harry Morgan, husband to a former prostitute, disappointed father, erstwhile deep sea fishing guide. Broke. Desperate. Surrounded by wasted, depressed, angry, hopeless characters. Welcome to Hemingway.
How can a protagonist who refers to blacks as "niggers", who writes his own moral code with little regard for law or ethics, who regrets his daughters, and who has a dismal outlook on life even on his best days get under your skin? How can a writer, whose phrases are bleak, whose characters are mean, and who has a dismal outlook on life even on his best days make you tremble? Welcome to Hemingway.
When I turned the final page, I couldn't decide if this was one of the most awful stories I'd read or one of the most brilliant. So, I settled on both as true. The story is dark, wet, brutal, discombobulating. The writing is dark, wet, brutal and freaking amazing. The narrative shifts from Harry as first person narrator, allowing the reader to become intimately connected to the "have-nots"- Harry, his wife and family, his hired-as-needed crew- to the third person omniscient, forcing us to observe at a distance the "haves"- the idle rich and educated who moor their yachts and slum at the bars with the locals. In between is Harry's story told in third-person narrative. This manipulation of style breaks the reader from being within the story to observing it, as if to say we're no longer a part of what Harry is doing, we're just watching him from a seat off-stage...
Fortunately, the writing is classic Hemingway- spare and powerful and so, so sad. The scene between Harry and his wife, Marie, is tender and tragic, juxtaposing a black-hearted opportunist with a flawed but loving man. Unfortunately, the writing is classic Hemingway: every character sounds exactly alike, the flow, regardless of point of view, does not change. Although the causes of misery vary between characters, their responses are identical: caustic and wretched. Only Marie Morgan shows spirit and vulnerability. And lest we think Hemingway is getting soft, he cleaves away her dignity in one short scene. At least he leaves her ignorant of the insult.
The disjointed narrative reads like two novellas joined by loosely-intersecting characters and the story suffers from the relentless grind of depravity. There is no redemption, no growth, no character transformation. In the bleak era during which this was written- the Depression- perhaps the tone fit the times.
This was Hemingway's first long work after an eight-year hiatus. It feels like a giant fuck-you by Hemingway to the literary establishment and to his readers. Although Harry Morgan declares "A man.. one man alone ain't got...No man alone now... No matter how a man alone ain't got no bloody--chance." To Have and Have Not reads very much like a man who has declared himself to be alone, and not giving a damn.
How can a protagonist who refers to blacks as "niggers", who writes his own moral code with little regard for law or ethics, who regrets his daughters, and who has a dismal outlook on life even on his best days get under your skin? How can a writer, whose phrases are bleak, whose characters are mean, and who has a dismal outlook on life even on his best days make you tremble? Welcome to Hemingway.
When I turned the final page, I couldn't decide if this was one of the most awful stories I'd read or one of the most brilliant. So, I settled on both as true. The story is dark, wet, brutal, discombobulating. The writing is dark, wet, brutal and freaking amazing. The narrative shifts from Harry as first person narrator, allowing the reader to become intimately connected to the "have-nots"- Harry, his wife and family, his hired-as-needed crew- to the third person omniscient, forcing us to observe at a distance the "haves"- the idle rich and educated who moor their yachts and slum at the bars with the locals. In between is Harry's story told in third-person narrative. This manipulation of style breaks the reader from being within the story to observing it, as if to say we're no longer a part of what Harry is doing, we're just watching him from a seat off-stage...
Fortunately, the writing is classic Hemingway- spare and powerful and so, so sad. The scene between Harry and his wife, Marie, is tender and tragic, juxtaposing a black-hearted opportunist with a flawed but loving man. Unfortunately, the writing is classic Hemingway: every character sounds exactly alike, the flow, regardless of point of view, does not change. Although the causes of misery vary between characters, their responses are identical: caustic and wretched. Only Marie Morgan shows spirit and vulnerability. And lest we think Hemingway is getting soft, he cleaves away her dignity in one short scene. At least he leaves her ignorant of the insult.
The disjointed narrative reads like two novellas joined by loosely-intersecting characters and the story suffers from the relentless grind of depravity. There is no redemption, no growth, no character transformation. In the bleak era during which this was written- the Depression- perhaps the tone fit the times.
This was Hemingway's first long work after an eight-year hiatus. It feels like a giant fuck-you by Hemingway to the literary establishment and to his readers. Although Harry Morgan declares "A man.. one man alone ain't got...No man alone now... No matter how a man alone ain't got no bloody--chance." To Have and Have Not reads very much like a man who has declared himself to be alone, and not giving a damn.
January 8, 2023
Hemingway actually wrote a hard boiled novel. It is not like other hard boiled novels. It is depressing as hell. But it was still badass and thrilling. A great nautical thriller. A hard boiled novel unlike any other. A hard boiled novel that will make you cry. Harry Morgan embarks on daring missions to save his family from financial ruin. Only Hemingway could have written this novel. Only some writers can write novels that make you feel a certain way. It is not easy. It is like the way some women can make you feel. Some women have it. Some writers have it too. Hemingway had it.
July 9, 2024
My favorite Hemingway story I have read so far. Harry Morgan a new nonsense guy who by no fault of his own gets involved more and more in the criminal world. Set in the 1930s Havana and Key West Harry has a run of bad luck. The story is about economic inequality and class conflict.
Harry as an ordinary working man who is Captain of a fishing boat in the Depression Era. A wealthy customer doesn鈥檛 pay him and he is left destitute with few options. He is forced by economic forces into the black-market activity of running contraband between Cuba and Florida. The story tracks his activities with circumstances getting worse and worse.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Harry during one run gets into a firefight and ends up losing his arm. Then his boat is impounded. Later he has a shootout with some Cuban bank robbers where he is mortally wounded. The story is brutal in its portrayal of the have鈥檚 and their economic power and the have nots in this abject poverty. Not much has changed!
Harry as an ordinary working man who is Captain of a fishing boat in the Depression Era. A wealthy customer doesn鈥檛 pay him and he is left destitute with few options. He is forced by economic forces into the black-market activity of running contraband between Cuba and Florida. The story tracks his activities with circumstances getting worse and worse.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Harry during one run gets into a firefight and ends up losing his arm. Then his boat is impounded. Later he has a shootout with some Cuban bank robbers where he is mortally wounded. The story is brutal in its portrayal of the have鈥檚 and their economic power and the have nots in this abject poverty. Not much has changed!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 7, 2022
One of the lesser works of the master. There's limited coherence in this novel: a collection of loose stories, excellent in themselves, with protagonist Harry as a binding character. Also the underlying themes are variegated: the little man's fight against injustice and social misery, the contrast with the opulent life of the rich; the harshness of life, etc. Hemingway clearly experimented with the form, with sometimes beautiful effects, but - as said - there's no real unity in the book.
January 7, 2016
Hemingway is still my favorite writer. I've enjoyed all of his books, and I've learned from his style - minimal use of adverbs - maximum use of one-syllable words - clarity of expression - all of that and more. So why did I rate this book down, as 4 stars instead of 5? I had a hard time cheering for Harry, a criminal and a killer. I understand that Hemingway wrote in the "modernist" mode. That is to say, there are no happy endings in Hemingway's books. That is true in this book, for sure. Still, I would like the protagonist be a person I can root for, even if he doesn't win in the end.
February 3, 2022
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August 22, 2024
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April 25, 2020
I want to start out by saying that I love Ernest Hemingway. I think The Old Man and the Sea is one of the greatest books ever written, and I have not even read many of his best novels yet, like The Sun Also Rises and For Whom the Bell Tolls, so it's possible his work gets even better than what I've already experienced. That being said, I highly doubt any of his remaining fiction can get any worse than To Have and Have Not, which is a complete dumpster fire.
The novel tells the story of Harry Morgan, a fisherman who gets down on his luck and eventually starts smuggling human beings and liquor between Cuba and the Florida Keys. The main problem with To Have and Have Not, and it's an enormous one, is that the story is basically completely finished at page 150 (my edition is 219 pages, so I am referring to that length throughout this review). If Hemingway had taken the first 150 pages and glued onto them the last few pages of the book, which also deal with concluding the story from the first 150 pages, this would probably have been a 3.5 star book. The problem is that Hemingway didn't do that. The 70 or so pages between page 150 and the last few pages are filled with completely meaningless content.
I'm not even joking; it's 70 pages of random people getting drunk in bars every night, cheating on their wives, beating each other up, and then a random profiling of a bunch of different groups of people on different boats that happen to be parked at the same dock. None of it involves the main characters in the book, or the main storyline. It writes a lot like Hemingway was contracted to write a full length novel, but finding himself completely finished the story at the length of a novella added a bunch of random garbage onto the end to fulfill the length of a full novel and thus the terms of his contract.
On top of that, this is the most racist and misogynistic book I've ever read. There is even a Publisher's Note in my edition to warn the reader about this! The n-word is said in this book probably at least thirty times, there is heavy racism against people of colour, Asians, and Jewish people, many of whom are treated like animals in the story. Wives are cheated on, physically abused, and ordered around like they are sub-human servants. And as if all of that wasn't enough, the main character is also a complete a** hole, being not only a huge racist and misogynist but also a bully, bullying every person he comes into contact with over the course of the book. I don't even know what else to say. I'm so disappointed in Ernest Hemingway for this novel, for so many reasons. This is one of the ten worst books I have ever read, and might actually be in the top five.
The novel tells the story of Harry Morgan, a fisherman who gets down on his luck and eventually starts smuggling human beings and liquor between Cuba and the Florida Keys. The main problem with To Have and Have Not, and it's an enormous one, is that the story is basically completely finished at page 150 (my edition is 219 pages, so I am referring to that length throughout this review). If Hemingway had taken the first 150 pages and glued onto them the last few pages of the book, which also deal with concluding the story from the first 150 pages, this would probably have been a 3.5 star book. The problem is that Hemingway didn't do that. The 70 or so pages between page 150 and the last few pages are filled with completely meaningless content.
I'm not even joking; it's 70 pages of random people getting drunk in bars every night, cheating on their wives, beating each other up, and then a random profiling of a bunch of different groups of people on different boats that happen to be parked at the same dock. None of it involves the main characters in the book, or the main storyline. It writes a lot like Hemingway was contracted to write a full length novel, but finding himself completely finished the story at the length of a novella added a bunch of random garbage onto the end to fulfill the length of a full novel and thus the terms of his contract.
On top of that, this is the most racist and misogynistic book I've ever read. There is even a Publisher's Note in my edition to warn the reader about this! The n-word is said in this book probably at least thirty times, there is heavy racism against people of colour, Asians, and Jewish people, many of whom are treated like animals in the story. Wives are cheated on, physically abused, and ordered around like they are sub-human servants. And as if all of that wasn't enough, the main character is also a complete a** hole, being not only a huge racist and misogynist but also a bully, bullying every person he comes into contact with over the course of the book. I don't even know what else to say. I'm so disappointed in Ernest Hemingway for this novel, for so many reasons. This is one of the ten worst books I have ever read, and might actually be in the top five.
October 21, 2011
This book is widely considered one of Hemingways worst, and there's even a tale floating around that he told director Howard Hawks that he thought it was a pile of shit. It's not, though. It's neither his worst nor a pile of shit. Nor is it his best. But there is much to admire in , and those things are amplified by Will Patton's award worthy vocal performance in the audio version.
Patton's quiet, simmering rhythm, and his hushed tones -- even in the most violent moments -- bring out the story's melancholy, its hopelessness, its pity, its hope.
And it makes it much easier to see the love and respect Hemingway has for his characters in a way that might not be so clear when the words are sitting stagnant on a page. It really feels like this book, more than any except , was meant to be heard. Pick up your copy and read yourself Chapter 12, then flip over and read yourself Chapter 19 right away. Read it slowly and calmly. Can you feel the intentional flow? Can you feel the way Hemingway loves Marie?
He does. Hemingway loves Marie the way he loves Pilar in , and it is beautiful -- especially the way its read by Will Patton.
For me, this time, was about Marie, and by the end I am sure she's going to be just fine. I really wish Hemingway had gone and told us more about Marie Morgan. But I love what he have.
Patton's quiet, simmering rhythm, and his hushed tones -- even in the most violent moments -- bring out the story's melancholy, its hopelessness, its pity, its hope.
And it makes it much easier to see the love and respect Hemingway has for his characters in a way that might not be so clear when the words are sitting stagnant on a page. It really feels like this book, more than any except , was meant to be heard. Pick up your copy and read yourself Chapter 12, then flip over and read yourself Chapter 19 right away. Read it slowly and calmly. Can you feel the intentional flow? Can you feel the way Hemingway loves Marie?
He does. Hemingway loves Marie the way he loves Pilar in , and it is beautiful -- especially the way its read by Will Patton.
For me, this time, was about Marie, and by the end I am sure she's going to be just fine. I really wish Hemingway had gone and told us more about Marie Morgan. But I love what he have.
May 27, 2020
I'm all over the map on how to rate this one. It's better than 3 stars, but probably not worth 4 (but I'll round up). I was surprised to find that this was Hemingway's first "novel" in eight years. Is it a novel? On one hand, you could probably view this as a collection of short stories and a novella, with the connective thread being that Middled Aged Man of the Sea: Harry Morgan. But there are connective threads here (the Depression being the main one) where the reader can discern a beginning to end storyline arc. So yeah, it's a novel, but it's one that's also an experiment in form (in a clunky sort of way).
What To Have and Have Not does have going for it, is Harry Morgan. He's a great character. Hemingway tough, even brutal, but throughout the book you will see little flashes that show Morgan as a man of Conradian duty and honor. These qualities are most visible when he's in the presence of his (ex-prostitute) wife and children, and on occasion with a few other men in the town that he respects as stand up guys. The novel opens with Harry rejecting an attempt to enlist him in illegally getting some men out of Cuba (I think -- or is it the other way around?). It means big bucks, but it's also dangerous work. Harry is trying to keep things legal in hard times (with Revolution in the air), so running human cargo is definitely out. Besides, Harry has been engaged in a weeks long fishing charter with a supposedly rich customer who wants to catch the big one. The rich guy hasn't paid up yet, but Harry isn't too worried. To underscore the seemingly safe wisdom of Harry's choice, is a really violent (and well done) gun battle in the book's first pages.
But the rich guy walks the check and Harry is left with a heavy debt. Another opportunity to run human cargo comes up, which allows Harry to recover his loss, but at a heavy price -- murder. It's probably true that Harry just beat his victim (a well dressed Chinese businessman with too much money to spend) to the lethal punch, but you're never really sure. I liked the fact that Hemingway kept things murky here, but Harry's amoral (and desperate) character really comes into sharp focus. He's not really a good guy, but just a guy capable of doing hard things. You are left with the distinct sense that Harry, if events had of unfolded badly, would of killed everyone on his boat, which would of included his drunken "friend," Eddy, and twelve Chinese trying to get to the U.S.
The second, and shortest, section of the book has Harry shot up on his boat, a liquor run gone bad. At this point, it's apparent that Harry has gone over to smuggling as a way to make ends meet. This section is interesting, because you get a glimpse of what Hemingway must of thought of the New Deal, as he has Harry spotted by an official with the government who happens to be on another boat. The official is an an ass, and makes a point of turning Harry in, causing Harry to lose this boat (and thus his livelihood). And Harry, due to his wound, also loses his arm.
What follows, in section three, is a bizarre mix of story and literary feud. Harry gets involved with a bunch of revolutionary bank robbers, and you can see where this is all going to end. It's at this point that Hemingway introduces a number of other characters, with the primary one being Richard Gordon. Gordon is a stand in for John Dos Passos. Hemingway is at his most nasty here. This should have sunk the book, but strangely it doesn't. The Gordons, and others arrival at Key West, shows them to be clueless and decadent. Contrasting this, in the preceding pages, is Harry's last night with Marie. A night filled with lovemaking and prime Hemingway speak.
"Do you want to?"
"Yes. Now."
"I was asleep. Do you remember when we'd do it asleep."
"Listen, do you mind the arm? Don't it make you feel funny?"
"You're silly. I like it. Any that's you I like. Put it across there. Put
it along there. Go on, I like it, true."
Hemingway is probably the only writer I know that can both move me and make me laugh when I read passages like this. It's seems so stylized, but is it? Whatever the case, it's this section that redeemed Harry for me.
Not so true are Gordon and his wife. Hemingway spends considerable time (in a short novel) applying the wrecking ball to their lives, while offstage Harry, a true man of action, is fighting and dying. I found this effective. The reader is constantly aware of Harry's slow return (as if on his shield) from his mortal shootout, without it being mentioned much. Hemingway ratchets things up by omission, with all the empty bar talk, cheating, and fights, etc. In the book's last pages, he has Harry's fishing boat, with Harry on board raving and bleeding out, contrasted against the rich yachts and empty lives of those on board them. Overall, it's not a great book, but it's certainly an interesting one. Those looking for signs of Hemingway's decline, probably need to look elsewhere. If anything, this odd novel (with it's fascinating historical context) has me appreciating more the accomplishment of For Whom the Bell Tolls, which would be Hemingway's next novel.
What To Have and Have Not does have going for it, is Harry Morgan. He's a great character. Hemingway tough, even brutal, but throughout the book you will see little flashes that show Morgan as a man of Conradian duty and honor. These qualities are most visible when he's in the presence of his (ex-prostitute) wife and children, and on occasion with a few other men in the town that he respects as stand up guys. The novel opens with Harry rejecting an attempt to enlist him in illegally getting some men out of Cuba (I think -- or is it the other way around?). It means big bucks, but it's also dangerous work. Harry is trying to keep things legal in hard times (with Revolution in the air), so running human cargo is definitely out. Besides, Harry has been engaged in a weeks long fishing charter with a supposedly rich customer who wants to catch the big one. The rich guy hasn't paid up yet, but Harry isn't too worried. To underscore the seemingly safe wisdom of Harry's choice, is a really violent (and well done) gun battle in the book's first pages.
But the rich guy walks the check and Harry is left with a heavy debt. Another opportunity to run human cargo comes up, which allows Harry to recover his loss, but at a heavy price -- murder. It's probably true that Harry just beat his victim (a well dressed Chinese businessman with too much money to spend) to the lethal punch, but you're never really sure. I liked the fact that Hemingway kept things murky here, but Harry's amoral (and desperate) character really comes into sharp focus. He's not really a good guy, but just a guy capable of doing hard things. You are left with the distinct sense that Harry, if events had of unfolded badly, would of killed everyone on his boat, which would of included his drunken "friend," Eddy, and twelve Chinese trying to get to the U.S.
The second, and shortest, section of the book has Harry shot up on his boat, a liquor run gone bad. At this point, it's apparent that Harry has gone over to smuggling as a way to make ends meet. This section is interesting, because you get a glimpse of what Hemingway must of thought of the New Deal, as he has Harry spotted by an official with the government who happens to be on another boat. The official is an an ass, and makes a point of turning Harry in, causing Harry to lose this boat (and thus his livelihood). And Harry, due to his wound, also loses his arm.
What follows, in section three, is a bizarre mix of story and literary feud. Harry gets involved with a bunch of revolutionary bank robbers, and you can see where this is all going to end. It's at this point that Hemingway introduces a number of other characters, with the primary one being Richard Gordon. Gordon is a stand in for John Dos Passos. Hemingway is at his most nasty here. This should have sunk the book, but strangely it doesn't. The Gordons, and others arrival at Key West, shows them to be clueless and decadent. Contrasting this, in the preceding pages, is Harry's last night with Marie. A night filled with lovemaking and prime Hemingway speak.
"Do you want to?"
"Yes. Now."
"I was asleep. Do you remember when we'd do it asleep."
"Listen, do you mind the arm? Don't it make you feel funny?"
"You're silly. I like it. Any that's you I like. Put it across there. Put
it along there. Go on, I like it, true."
Hemingway is probably the only writer I know that can both move me and make me laugh when I read passages like this. It's seems so stylized, but is it? Whatever the case, it's this section that redeemed Harry for me.
Not so true are Gordon and his wife. Hemingway spends considerable time (in a short novel) applying the wrecking ball to their lives, while offstage Harry, a true man of action, is fighting and dying. I found this effective. The reader is constantly aware of Harry's slow return (as if on his shield) from his mortal shootout, without it being mentioned much. Hemingway ratchets things up by omission, with all the empty bar talk, cheating, and fights, etc. In the book's last pages, he has Harry's fishing boat, with Harry on board raving and bleeding out, contrasted against the rich yachts and empty lives of those on board them. Overall, it's not a great book, but it's certainly an interesting one. Those looking for signs of Hemingway's decline, probably need to look elsewhere. If anything, this odd novel (with it's fascinating historical context) has me appreciating more the accomplishment of For Whom the Bell Tolls, which would be Hemingway's next novel.
February 10, 2019
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺賵亘蹖賴貙 賲禺氐賵氐丕賸 賯爻賲鬲蹖 讴賴 賲乇亘賵胤 亘賴 賴乇蹖 賲賵乇诏丕賳賴. 賵賱蹖 丕诏賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 賲鬲賲乇讴夭鬲乇 賲蹖 讴乇丿貙 禺蹖賱蹖 亘賴鬲乇 丿乇 賲蹖賵賲丿. 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘賴 賲丕噩乇丕蹖 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲蹖 賲蹖 倬乇丿丕夭賴 讴賴 趩賳丿丕賳 鬲兀孬蹖乇蹖 丿乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賳丿丕乇賳 賵 亘賴 乇 丕丨鬲蹖 賲蹖 卮賴 丨匕賮卮賵賳 讴乇丿貙 賲孬賱 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 夭賳卮 賵 倬乇賮爻賵乇 讴賴 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕賸 賴蹖趩 丕乇鬲亘丕胤蹖 亘丕 亘丿賳賴 蹖 丕氐賱蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賳丿丕乇賳.
蹖讴蹖 賴賲 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 夭丕賵蹖賴 蹖 丿蹖丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴 讴賴 趩賳丿噩丕 禺賵亘 賵 亘賴 噩丕爻鬲貙 賵賱蹖 趩賳丿 噩丕 亘賴 賳馗乇 賳丕 賲鬲賳丕爻亘 賲蹖丕丿.
丿乇 丌禺乇貙 賱丕夭賲 亘賴 诏賮鬲賳 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 賮蹖賱賲 丿乇禺卮丕賳 "賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿"貙 丕賯鬲亘丕爻蹖 丌夭丕丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴.
蹖讴蹖 賴賲 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 夭丕賵蹖賴 蹖 丿蹖丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴 讴賴 趩賳丿噩丕 禺賵亘 賵 亘賴 噩丕爻鬲貙 賵賱蹖 趩賳丿 噩丕 亘賴 賳馗乇 賳丕 賲鬲賳丕爻亘 賲蹖丕丿.
丿乇 丌禺乇貙 賱丕夭賲 亘賴 诏賮鬲賳 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 賮蹖賱賲 丿乇禺卮丕賳 "賳丕禺丿丕 禺賵乇卮蹖丿"貙 丕賯鬲亘丕爻蹖 丌夭丕丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴.
September 7, 2024
This book is as hard boiled as you can get. Hard boiled and brutal and ugly and beautiful, desolate and cold. The breezes of Key West and the Gulf Stream keep blowing the palms and the sky remains blue and life goes on, except when it doesn鈥檛.
June 4, 2022
賱賯丿 賯囟賲鬲購 賱賯賲丞賸 兀賰亘乇 賲賲丕 丕爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 兀賲囟睾.
April 7, 2022
Re-reading a book is its own unique experience. The plot and characters are already known, and the mind has the luxury to pay attention to details and ideas that tended to be overlooked on the initial journey. Re-reading is filled with information that is free to float into the reader鈥檚 view.
This is my second time reading To Have and Have Not and I would say that this time through was the more enjoyable of the two. My initial reading created the impression of a poorly assembled story that depicted the stereotypical Hemingway hero. Harry Morgan was created by Hemingway to suffer and to bear his burdens with dignity. Of all his novels, this one is probably the most simplistic when it comes to forcing a Hemingway hero to live by the 鈥済race under pressure鈥� code of conduct.
This time through, however, opened up the idea that To Have and Have Not was a dedication to the modern-day working poor, the 鈥渃onches,鈥� of Key West during the Great Depression. Based on my slowly acquired understanding of Hemingway, I believe that he had an affinity for these simple, hard-working people. Hemingway drank cheap rum with them in the clapboard bars of Kew West, and considered their hard work worthy of his respect.
The conches grubbed, fished, and smuggled in order to live, and they lived at the bottom of society. They were often times considered as outcasts by an absentee government. They were in the way of an outside desire to transform Key West into a luxury destination populated by the type of rich tourists depicted in Hemingway鈥檚 novel. The conches were also on the receiving end of fallout from the political turmoil and revolutionary fighting taking place in Cuba located just 90 miles away.
To Have and Have Not is still a poorly assembled novel, but it captures a people in their time. It鈥檚 a snapshot of them. Consequently, it captures a people that would have otherwise been forgotten.
This is my second time reading To Have and Have Not and I would say that this time through was the more enjoyable of the two. My initial reading created the impression of a poorly assembled story that depicted the stereotypical Hemingway hero. Harry Morgan was created by Hemingway to suffer and to bear his burdens with dignity. Of all his novels, this one is probably the most simplistic when it comes to forcing a Hemingway hero to live by the 鈥済race under pressure鈥� code of conduct.
This time through, however, opened up the idea that To Have and Have Not was a dedication to the modern-day working poor, the 鈥渃onches,鈥� of Key West during the Great Depression. Based on my slowly acquired understanding of Hemingway, I believe that he had an affinity for these simple, hard-working people. Hemingway drank cheap rum with them in the clapboard bars of Kew West, and considered their hard work worthy of his respect.
The conches grubbed, fished, and smuggled in order to live, and they lived at the bottom of society. They were often times considered as outcasts by an absentee government. They were in the way of an outside desire to transform Key West into a luxury destination populated by the type of rich tourists depicted in Hemingway鈥檚 novel. The conches were also on the receiving end of fallout from the political turmoil and revolutionary fighting taking place in Cuba located just 90 miles away.
To Have and Have Not is still a poorly assembled novel, but it captures a people in their time. It鈥檚 a snapshot of them. Consequently, it captures a people that would have otherwise been forgotten.
December 10, 2022
Everything will be awfully jolly in the morning...
The story is told from different characters鈥� perspective, but the main focus is on Harry Morgan, owner of a fishing boat who out of desperation does unlawful jobs for questionable individuals.
The story is told from different characters鈥� perspective, but the main focus is on Harry Morgan, owner of a fishing boat who out of desperation does unlawful jobs for questionable individuals.
July 18, 2021
Clearly not Hem鈥檚 greatest work sandwiched as it was between two of his great masterpieces about Spain, A Farewell to Arms and For Whom The Bell Tolls. I had read the first third of the book as part of his Complete Stories, but despite the action being well-described and the dialogues being as realistic as usual form Hemingway, the book as a whole comes off disjointed. This was a period of life for Hemingway during which his married life with Pauline was falling apart and his love affair with Martha was taking off (only to die out with a whimper almost as soon as they were married). The characters are taken from folks in his life and incidents both real and imagined. The description of Key West as it transitions from a disconnected backwater to a tourist trap (mostly owing to Hemingway鈥檚 celebrity) is vivid and makes me wish I had seen that older, wilder Key West rather than the drunk frat boy / Jimmy Buffett / oriental tourists taking selfies version that is has become since.
The interest for this particular book lies in its documenting of this period of H鈥檚 life, a few sections of stream of consciousness prose (particularly when Dorothy is masturbating towards the end), and the action scenes. It is to be read AFTER having hit the true highlights of H鈥檚 career: , the Spanish novels mentioned above, and the s.
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The interest for this particular book lies in its documenting of this period of H鈥檚 life, a few sections of stream of consciousness prose (particularly when Dorothy is masturbating towards the end), and the action scenes. It is to be read AFTER having hit the true highlights of H鈥檚 career: , the Spanish novels mentioned above, and the s.
Don't miss my review of the Meyer biography of Hemingway: /review/show...
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