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Anybody else out there who finds Hemingway's style almost completely unreadable?

Elliotte Bagg I am half way through this book, it's my first Hemingway and it is completely baffling to me after having heard so much hype about him. He constantly …moreI am half way through this book, it's my first Hemingway and it is completely baffling to me after having heard so much hype about him. He constantly uses run-sentences that are exhaustively long. The dialogue, especially between the protagonist and love interest, just feels stilted and unnatural, like something from Tommy Wisseau's film The Room! I am a fan of WW1 era stories but this one feels pretty shallow. I do feel like I am missing something about why he is considered such an amazing author, is it just because his style is so different that it feels special? (less)

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Been reading this book couple o days now. Its one of those slow paced easy to read book ( I was hoping for a food for thought kinda book though) anyhoo... is it just me or ... when you read catherine's dialogue they feel totally fake... like you can't picture her character... she sounds intense but totally unpredictable ... and than you are like oh probably the author didn't knew how women think or will react?

Austin Weirdly enough, men and women communicated differently 100 years ago. I know, it's off-putting! But there probably are multitudes of reasons the dialo…moreWeirdly enough, men and women communicated differently 100 years ago. I know, it's off-putting! But there probably are multitudes of reasons the dialog is written the way it is; maybe you should read some expert literary analysis to gain greater insight, if you're interested. I suggest Hemingway and Women: Female Critics and the Female Voice. And maybe not pay too much attention to 'this totally like sounded forced and false, OMG,' kind of comments that had 5 seconds of thought and research put into them. I mean, the guy did win a Nobel...maybe there was a method to his madness? Cheers!(less)

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D'Arcy Multiple hemorrhages resulting from a strained labor and childbirth (as the doctor mentioned that the caesarian section procedure was mostly successfu…moreMultiple hemorrhages resulting from a strained labor and childbirth (as the doctor mentioned that the caesarian section procedure was mostly successful, we know it wasn't because of that). I read that Hemingway re-wrote the ending 39 times before settling on this one... 'wish he had re-written 40 times as the 39th re-write, to me, has always been unsatisfying. I want to see the protagonist re-integrate himself into society post-war and I feel like Hemingway could've said a lot more to that end - as an epilogue to Catherine's and the baby's passing - about the Great War and its after-effects, etc. Oh well...(less)

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what are quotes fromt the book?

Sara K Im not sure if you are after a spesific quote, but i find this one especially compelling:
"If people bring so much courage to this world the world has…moreIm not sure if you are after a spesific quote, but i find this one especially compelling:
"If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there wont be no special hurry."(less)

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For me this book, and Hemingway are exactly what I want and need from books. This is one of the stories that I do "Feel". If I ever decide to write a book or a story, I'll try to be similar to Hemigway writing style. Who else has same thoughts?

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I have read the "Old Man and the Sea" many times and it is a wonderfully clear and transparent book. I do understand the comment that Hemmingway is unreadable though as "A Farewell to Arms" was not as easy?

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