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In Our Time
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Short review on short stories. I would amend those 3 stars down to 2.5 stars.
These short stories are credited with being the turning point for Hemingway, having made him famous. This is why I chose them for my next Hemingway read.
On the stories themselves. Most of them were a bit bland, not a lot happened in them, and they lacked a certain emotion. There were a couple, however, that I enjoyed - The End of Something, Cross-Country Snow were good. Although these two stories were only a few pages in length, they did manage to portray emotion, which seemed to bring the pages to life.
And regarding his writing. It is of course unique. Once in a while he inserts a brief sentence of only a few words, and it's like being punched in the gut, having the result of really pulling you into the story. Something I noticed that distracted me while reading was his use of the adjective 'very.' He overuses it, even in his dialogue. Hemingway's use of dialogue in these stories was hit and miss. Some stories were well done, others I found the dialogue unnatural. I think, though, that this is likely a reflection of living a century apart. There are obviously going to be colloquialisms a part of 20th century language that don't hold true today.
Next stop on the Hemingway train for me: The Sun Also Rises.
These short stories are credited with being the turning point for Hemingway, having made him famous. This is why I chose them for my next Hemingway read.
On the stories themselves. Most of them were a bit bland, not a lot happened in them, and they lacked a certain emotion. There were a couple, however, that I enjoyed - The End of Something, Cross-Country Snow were good. Although these two stories were only a few pages in length, they did manage to portray emotion, which seemed to bring the pages to life.
And regarding his writing. It is of course unique. Once in a while he inserts a brief sentence of only a few words, and it's like being punched in the gut, having the result of really pulling you into the story. Something I noticed that distracted me while reading was his use of the adjective 'very.' He overuses it, even in his dialogue. Hemingway's use of dialogue in these stories was hit and miss. Some stories were well done, others I found the dialogue unnatural. I think, though, that this is likely a reflection of living a century apart. There are obviously going to be colloquialisms a part of 20th century language that don't hold true today.
Next stop on the Hemingway train for me: The Sun Also Rises.
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January 13, 2017
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January 13, 2017
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January 16, 2017
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February 16, 2017
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February 16, 2017
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Jan 16, 2017 01:33PM
Hi Jason, nice review! I read recently a Hemingway selection of short stories: Men Without Women. (The title is absolutely misleading, by the way.) Eventually I'd like to read all of Hemingway. And, I envy you with your upcoming (first?) reading of "The Sun Also Rises". It's my favorite Hemingway which I've read three times. It just gets better every time.
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