Ok so this one won't take THAT long to read but I just found an article listing a Hemingway story that he wrote as part of a bet to write an entire story in 6 words or less. Now I have looked online and saw several other stories that mimic this approach (sometimes called "flash stories") but none even come close to this one. It is by far the best 6 word story I have ever read. I will reprint the entire thing here since I feel I might not be violating copyright, or something of that sort.
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn"
Now the story itself evokes images and stories all on its own. What happened?, Why were they never worn?, etc. I just thought it was cool and am passing it on to anyone who hasn't heard of it yet.
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Tuesday, August 1, 2000
The 306 Greatest Books #16 - A Farewell To Arms
I am going back and posting all of my previous book reviews so that they are listed on my site in chronological order. The reviews are dated for the time when I read the book, hence the reason many of them will be listed for times before this website existed.
The next up on my reading of the 306 greatest books is A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. This book can be found on the Sybervision Book List.
For Whom the Bell Tolls got me really interested in Hemingway and since I had several of Hemingway's books from my grandfather's collection I decided to move on to the next one, A Farewell to Arms. This one did not strike me as strongly as the first book and to be honest, I barely recall the plot after all these years. As is Hemingway's frequent MO, the story takes place during World War I, however this time we are on the Italian front. Our main character is Frederic Henry, an American ambulance driver who falls in love with an English nurse. As the war evolves, so does their love. This novel is a more "romantic" take on war but still continues the tragedy that is ever present and how war eventually takes everything from everyone. It is definitely a good novel but also a sad novel.
The next up on my reading of the 306 greatest books is A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. This book can be found on the Sybervision Book List.
For Whom the Bell Tolls got me really interested in Hemingway and since I had several of Hemingway's books from my grandfather's collection I decided to move on to the next one, A Farewell to Arms. This one did not strike me as strongly as the first book and to be honest, I barely recall the plot after all these years. As is Hemingway's frequent MO, the story takes place during World War I, however this time we are on the Italian front. Our main character is Frederic Henry, an American ambulance driver who falls in love with an English nurse. As the war evolves, so does their love. This novel is a more "romantic" take on war but still continues the tragedy that is ever present and how war eventually takes everything from everyone. It is definitely a good novel but also a sad novel.
Saturday, July 1, 2000
The 306 Greatest Books #15 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
I am going back and posting all of my previous book reviews so that they are listed on my site in chronological order. The reviews are dated for the time when I read the book, hence the reason many of them will be listed for times before this website existed.
The next up on my reading of the 306 greatest books is For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. This book can be found on the Sybervision and My Book Lists.
I started reading For Whom the Bell Tolls the summer before 11th grade for a class where we had to pick our own book to read over the summer. Unfortunately, I never actually finished the book for class. Fast forward three years and I was sick with mono during the end of my freshman year of undergrad and I clearly had nothing else to do so I picked the book up again and finally finished it. For Whom the Bell Tolls made me a Hemingway fan for life. I don't recall the reason I initially picked it up but I had loved it ever since. It is one of those books I need to go back to and rediscover, it had left such an impression on me as a kid/adult. The story follows an American soldier in the Spanish Civil War. Within the narrative there are the four main characters, all with their own opposing viewpoints on war and morality, and they question whether this, or any, war is really worth fighting. The ending has stuck with me to this day and I can picture the events within my head. It has a very Soprano's ending, for anyone who was a fan of that show. This story is definitely on my list of best books.
The next up on my reading of the 306 greatest books is For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. This book can be found on the Sybervision and My Book Lists.
I started reading For Whom the Bell Tolls the summer before 11th grade for a class where we had to pick our own book to read over the summer. Unfortunately, I never actually finished the book for class. Fast forward three years and I was sick with mono during the end of my freshman year of undergrad and I clearly had nothing else to do so I picked the book up again and finally finished it. For Whom the Bell Tolls made me a Hemingway fan for life. I don't recall the reason I initially picked it up but I had loved it ever since. It is one of those books I need to go back to and rediscover, it had left such an impression on me as a kid/adult. The story follows an American soldier in the Spanish Civil War. Within the narrative there are the four main characters, all with their own opposing viewpoints on war and morality, and they question whether this, or any, war is really worth fighting. The ending has stuck with me to this day and I can picture the events within my head. It has a very Soprano's ending, for anyone who was a fan of that show. This story is definitely on my list of best books.
Monday, August 1, 1994
The 306 Greatest Books #2 - The Old Man and the Sea
I am going back and posting all of my previous book reviews so that they are listed on my site in chronological order. The reviews are dated for the time when I read the book, hence the reason many of them will be listed for times before this website existed.
The next up on my reading of the 306 greatest books is The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. This book can be found on the Sybervision and Norwegian Book Lists.
The Old Man and the Sea was another high school book that was on my "adult re-read list", so reading it some-30 years later I revisit what I once truly loved. I said this about the book before and it still truly holds up, this is Hemingway's Moby Dick type story, however the titular "old man" of the book doesn't see the fish as his enemy but as his brother, one which he is destined by fate to either kill or be killed by. It is a sentimental story about aging, ableism, and the loneliness that comes as we age. A story where, more than half of, covers his battle with the fish, with the final quarter covering him trying to get home with his catch. Even though this is truly a fantastic story, I felt kinda bored by it. There was little desire to "see what happens next". It moved pretty slow for me, even while listening to it on audiobook, and was repetitive, although purposely so. So overall, while it is a short story, and a well written one with some great lessons, it still falls short of Hemingway's other works.
The next up on my reading of the 306 greatest books is The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. This book can be found on the Sybervision and Norwegian Book Lists.
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