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Perhaps..... Anonymous2000 Send a noteboard - 19/04/2014 06:34:59 PM

.....but for me, Sun is quite simply a better story. I think I have been honest in the past that I am not an intellectual reader. I love stories.....use of grammar and dialogue are secondary, and so are hidden meanings. Yes, I do recognize and respect these qualities, but I would still love Huck Finn even if it wasn't so damn powerful/important for society back in the day.

As for Old Man, I just love the story. Yes, it is a strong metaphor for the struggles of man (or the working man), but that is icing on the cake.

I am also fond of Old Man because of this quote from EM about it (and writing in general, which supports my idea of story-first):

No good book has ever been written that has in it symbols arrived at beforehand and stuck in. ... I tried to make a real old man, a real boy, a real sea and a real fish and real sharks. But if I made them good and true enough they would mean many things.

Ernest Hemingway in 1954

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For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway Tom - 10/04/2014 11:59:55 PM 661 Views
It's been decades since I last read it, but my sentiments mostly echo yours Larry - 11/04/2014 05:44:52 AM 635 Views
My favorite of the three was The Sun Also Rises Tom - 11/04/2014 03:26:28 PM 498 Views
The Sun Also Rises is my favourite kHz1000 - 14/04/2014 08:13:43 PM 625 Views
Rigney claimed the pen name was pure coincidence. I don't believe him. Tom - 14/04/2014 08:18:05 PM 539 Views
I read it about 10-15 years ago and thought it was "meh"...... Anonymous2000 - 18/04/2014 02:33:49 PM 507 Views
I might read The Old Man and the Sea. It's the only other one I'd consider. Tom - 18/04/2014 07:29:37 PM 540 Views
Perhaps..... Anonymous2000 - 19/04/2014 06:34:59 PM 738 Views
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