The Exhumation—A Quick Review

A poignant companion piece to For Whom The Bell Tolls

This book, set in war torn Spain in 1937 begins, presumably, where Hemingway's masterpiece left off. Three Americans are tasked with bringing the body of one Robert Jordan home from the Spanish Civil War.

Suffice to say that if you are a fan of Hemingway's classic work For Whom the Bell Tolls, you will really enjoy this work. I never got to this particular Hemingway, having been introduced to The Old Man and the Sea in high school. That was enough Hemingway for me.

But I enjoyed The Exhumation. I'm more of a movie person, and the ambiance of this novel conjured images of a Turner Classic, Bogart, Casablanca tale. What I'm trying to say is that you don't necessarily need to be up on your Hemingway to enjoy it. But if you are, you probably will.