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(group member since Jul 26, 2009)
Gary’s
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well, i just read the wikipedia. apparently not all there, but it's close!!
that's for stephen. well, and for anyone else that wants the complete set of his short stories. run---- everyone!!!
stephen, shame on you. selling his stories!! lol! just kidding, dude.got a suggestion for you. THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY, THE FINCA VIGIA' EDITION. they are all in there, dude! every short story the man wrote. it's an easy fix to have them all. now, run!!! run to the bookstore!!! now!! lol!
brad is it just me,or do we have a lot more members suddenly? i was thinking when i looked before that we had a lot of fewer people?? is this an explosion or what? i noticed that 4 or 5 people that i invited joined,and i invited more, hoping to hear from them soon,and see them on here.
well, abortion was a choice, in europe. but in the usa ,no. get married.
isn't absinthe the stuff they set on fire?? have you ever seen the movie MOULIN ROUGE with nicole kidman, and the english dude? ( i can picture his face, the name escapes me right now!) i've always wanted to try that, if it's the same thing. i've heard it has a licorce flavor. anyway, maybe the reason the guy bristles at her statement is he feels if she doesn't do this abortion that his life will go up in flames, or in smoke,and it limits his choices too? i mean back in these days if a woman got pregnant, you got married. you couldn't get out of it, the way so many young people do today. i know of one family who's daughter before she was 17, had not one, but 2 kids with the same boy. they didn't get married,and the girl's mother raised the kids. no responibility there for either the girl or the boy. but in "the olden days" you got married. no choices!anyway, no worries about arguing. i find different perspectives refreshing. i also think it's way cool that you've not told me i am a real dumb ass because i don't totally agree with you. a lot of people are like that these days. their way, or the highway!!!! you know what i mean? anyway, it's all your fault, i may have to read this story again ,as i have a few times already. that's what makes discussion so grand,and fun to me, to reread,and see the other person's perspective,and yet feel like your thoughts have some merit too,and to debate it. not argue but debate. viva la difference' there!
anyway, reread !!!
:-)
gary
but i also think many of his stories could happen today, and in some situations i could see this exact thing still happen, because in the midwest , where we hail from a lot of women are controlled by their husbands,and bfs. don't you think?
interesting points, tadpole. i do think some of hemingway's stories do reflect signs of the times,and he was certainly in charge in his relationships with women.
anybody out there??/ hello????? *echo echo echo* why aren't the other members making comments??? can we get the ball rolling here?????
whoops. i realized later it's set in spain. the title threw me off.
i wrote a review for HITCHHIKER'S. i've had over 160 comments since i posted it. hilarious bantering back and forth. you guys check it out,and vote yes that you liked my review. i got 4, count them 4 ,friends requests after the review,and posts. enjoy!
when he asks her at the end if she's feeling better?? isn't he referring to the decision they have made?not to go through with it? she says she's fine,there's nothing wrong with me, i am fine. i think she is relieved that the abortion isn't going to happen. what do you guys t hink?
the train goes to madrid, but by moving the luggage to the "other tracks" are they no longer going to madrid, for the procedure???
ok, the ebro is in spain. i see that now. rereading.....
by moving the luggage to the "other tracks" what does that indicate? opinions???
i just read the story. yes, it could easily be happening in 2009, but the thing to think about it was illegal in the united states. and if it was legal in africa, which the title refers to it being in africa,would a hack doctor do the job. at the end of the story, by moving the luggage to the"other tracks", what does that indicate to you their decision turned out to be????
i like quirky. i find myself laughing outloud quite a bit. my son just smiles. ha!
i promise i will finally read the story tomorrow. i am in the middle of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY,and loving it. it's a hoot. my oldest son read it when he was in 5th grade,and has been telling me all along that i must read it. he just graduated from high school,and turned 19. gives you an idea of how long i've heard about it,and finally am reading it.time for bed, fred! it's freakin 2am i just realized! nite, nite!
i do believe that hemingway is timeless. that' s one of the things i've always liked about him. like, austin, you know it's a particular time frame, but with hemingway, it could happen today,and be believable.
