I think that it was the best written of the three, but the subject matter was a bit frivolous, so I still think that For Whom the Bell Tolls is his masterpiece. If I had to rate the three I read, though, I would rate them in the order:
- The Sun Also Rises
- A Farewell to Arms
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
- 10/04/2014 11:59:55 PM
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It's been decades since I last read it, but my sentiments mostly echo yours
- 11/04/2014 05:44:52 AM
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My favorite of the three was The Sun Also Rises
- 11/04/2014 03:26:28 PM
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The Sun Also Rises is my favourite
- 14/04/2014 08:13:43 PM
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Rigney claimed the pen name was pure coincidence. I don't believe him.
- 14/04/2014 08:18:05 PM
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I read it about 10-15 years ago and thought it was "meh"......
- 18/04/2014 02:33:49 PM
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I might read The Old Man and the Sea. It's the only other one I'd consider.
- 18/04/2014 07:29:37 PM
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