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A Farewell to Arms
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The old joke proves itself upon reading.
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A (Hemingway): To die. In the rain.
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A (Hemingway): To die. In the rain.
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Started Reading
January 1, 1999
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Finished Reading
September 11, 2008
– Shelved
September 15, 2009
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Sep 11, 2008 10:44AM
LOL!!!! Oh man that's funny. I still love Ernest's language and the emotion it evokes.
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I tried to get past the first chapter of this book years ago and never prevailed... This review exactly describes the whole soul of the book :D
Same here. The problem is I was required to read it, so this made things somewhat complicated. Although I rarely succeed, I try to keep my happy/sad feelings from emulating the ratings I give. Just me being me. I still thought A Farewell to Arms was great, but insitantly sad throughout.
Normally I hate when people trash Hemingway. But THAT was funny!!!
This book is one of my favorites, but this review made me choke on my coffee. Hilarious!
One probably needs a certain sense of humor to see why that "joke" by Hemingway is funny. I don't.
I couldn't agree more.
I'm sure the chicken had been drinking a lot of capri and vermouth
I laughed out loud at that one. Exactly how Hemingway would finish that joke.
Skylar: I could not locate your review of the Hemingway book but the included quip comes from an age-old Hemingway parody contest. So, it should either be listed as such or if you were the actual author of the winning entry, take credit but still attribute it. No book is for every reader but in the case of authors like Hemingway & Faulkner, both Nobel laureates in spite of the nay-saying voices, imitation or parody is definitely a kind of authorial flattery.
Sorry, I don’t want to live in a world where we attribute jokes.
YES and I frickin love it. Be still my heart, we're breaking.
Although I disagree with your start rating, I wholeheartedly enjoyed your joke. Well done.
