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Another day, another Hemingway short story collection. I like this one a little bit less. Weird thing to admit, seeing as this collection got me really excited to take a look at The Nick Adams Stories as a whole (so that one will be next). There were a lot of stories that were just meh, and a few that were truly fantastic. I liked the contrast between the always bleak nature of the vignettes and the more neutral topics of the stories. You would go from a story about the dissolution of a relationship right into the middle of war.

I read two of my favourite stories of his here, The Three-Day Blow and Soldier’s Home. The two parts of Big Two-Hearted River were pure, gorgeous writings of scenery. Unfortunately, I wasn’t a fan of either of Cat in the Rain or Mr. and Mrs. Elliot. Nothing negative, but they didn’t blow me away.