tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964290977288908184.post6480810708380096226..comments2023-09-02T07:54:28.664-04:00Comments on A Mad Tea Party: Well Written Wednesdays: in the heat-light over the plainRebekah Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193979328492712668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964290977288908184.post-41046811877012066372011-06-03T11:41:49.800-04:002011-06-03T11:41:49.800-04:00My brother decided to read some Hemingway this sum...My brother decided to read some Hemingway this summer. He's currently on Farewell to Arms. He reads it to me sometimes. It's liberally spiced with great humor. "The Austrian army was created to give Napoleon victories; any Napoleon. I wished we had a Napoleon, but instead we had Il Generale Cadorn."Matthew Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964290977288908184.post-81649567804144947602011-06-02T15:48:31.402-04:002011-06-02T15:48:31.402-04:00Yes, I like him. I didn't until college-- his ...Yes, I like him. I didn't until college-- his writing style is so different than most of the other authors I enjoy. And of course, he can be quite a downer, so I wouldn't recommend a steady diet of Hemingway unless you punctuate it with belly laughs from PG Wodehouse. :)Rebekah Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193979328492712668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964290977288908184.post-71226885030838150582011-06-02T13:27:30.205-04:002011-06-02T13:27:30.205-04:00I was hoping to 'read' some of Hemingway&#...I was hoping to 'read' some of Hemingway's work through audiobooks [librivox]...as it turns out, his copyrights have been extended another couple of decades. But after reading your excerpt, I'm thinking it would be well worth my time to just check a book out of the library and read! :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637667986645757349noreply@blogger.com