Top 5 Ernest Hemingway Books

I look back to my Hemingway readings and pick a few favorites!

All the books mentioned in this video, in alphabetical order, with links to buy them on Amazon (yep I'm an affiliate):

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[americalost]

The Sun Also Rises
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Islands in the Stream
Many of the Short Stories
Read all of Hemingway several times over but not in the past 30 to 40 years. These are books and stories that still live with me.

[nickwilsonxc]

An appreciation for Hemingway’s writing requires a powerful imagination to produce a lot of the mental imagery because his writing is so simple and straightforward and he doesn’t explain every minor detail the way some other classical authors do. It calls for some work on the reader’s part to “fill in the blanks” so to speak. But what you do get from Hemingway is a writer who lived an adventurous life, deeply understood the human condition, and wrote about it in a way that resonates with many people. Anyone who claims that they did not feel like someone tore open their chest, ripped out their heart and brutally stopped on it at the the end of A Farewell to Arms I would suspect was lacking a heart to begin with. Some writers charms are in the way they make you feel, not what they make you think.

[kenohadzic]

I always watch your videos, but I think I never comment on them. Just wanted to say that I really enjoy your content and the way you describe books really makes me want to read them immediately. I especially enjoy videos like this where you talk about more than one book. Keep it up. :D

[Earbly]

I was happy to see For Whom the Bell Tolls as your unofficial favourite, it's definitely mine as well. The story of the town and the a fascists was so strong. It's an incredibly well crafted book and one of my favourites of all time.

[maddalenabayer]

"A clean, well lighted place". Loved it. So human. As all the rest of his work.

[danwoodliefphotography]

I have loved Hemingway since I was in high school, decades ago. The Sun Also Rises is my favorite novel of all time from any author. It appeals to my love of adventure and travel, as well as background in the history of the period between the world wars. Yes, it is really not a pleasant book though. Hemingway was often like that.

[newglowgurl]

just sharing...
A Moveable Feast was my first Hemingway book. It was completely bewitching to the senses and pleasant. My next read is The Green Hills of Africa... I am loving do far

[drawntostories]

I can't really say I've enjoyed any of his novels. For Whom the Bell Tolls was alright.
But, I really like his short stories, they really showcase his tip of the iceberg technique and are just loaded with atmosphere and implied meanings. For example, his short story "Indian Camp" has so much bubbling beneath the surface level. To me they are like the minimalism of haikus shaking hands with the psychological depth of novels.
I've yet to read A Moveable Feast. Maybe this will be the year.

[FamousGOAT]

The Sun also rises is my first Hemingway book. I love it. ❤️

[devildriverrule]

People always say his short stories are plot-less, but like... you can always recall Hemingway's short stories, I recall some of them almost as movies in my head, they stuck so well. I feel like this is because of how short and blunt his writing is, he cuts out the crap and the flowery shit and leaves you with literally all you need, the story, and if the story is good, it sticks.

My favourite of his is The Old Man and the Sea, its up there as one of my favourite books even.

[ericgrabowski]

I agree that his inovative style is more on display in his short stories. He wrote an essay called "the art of the short story". He understood something about readers and writing that most dont. "The three day blow, " "cat in the rain"", a clean well lighted place" and "hills like white elephants" showcase his mastery best I think.

[Michael-Esparza]

Hemingway's "The Killers" and "Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber" are great short stories.

[booksandallthatjazz]

Thanks for reminding me about Hemingway. Agree with your comments. Only short story I've read is the great, The Old Man and the Sea - a good introduction to Hemingway. Didn't know about Across the I will check it out but aim firstly to read a Hemingway short story collection.

[browngirlreading]

I think The Sun Also Rises is one of my favorites. Tragedy seemed to be a constant for Hemingway. I also liked The Old Man and the Sea. A Moveable Feast and For Whom the Bell Tolls are both on my distant TBR. The only other novel I've read by him is A Farewell to Arms, which I felt was ok but I read it in college a long while ago and should probably reread it one day. Thanks for this video - making me reflect on Hemingway.

[isaacsaganasimmov]

I'LL start to read some Hemingway's Books .... Thank you for you top ten!

[alexander]

A Clean, Well lighted Place is one of his best in my opinion

[NatAnnSch]

Love your videos! Only thing I would add is the title at the beginning, as well as at the end. Us old people have short term memories. 😬

[soundtrack]

That's interesting. A Farewell to Arms was one of my first Hemingways (only after The Old Man and the Sea) and I not only loved it, but it's still one of my favourites. Probably tie for the first place with The Sun Also Rises. I just found it so humane and full of life. It ends on a sad note, but it's very cathartic, which I guess was the point since it's about love as a form of escape and fantasy during wartime. And the imagery he describes was some of his best, with the evacuation sequence being one of my favourites in his works. I found For Whom the Bell Tolls to pale in comparison, honestly. (Although I don't think they should be compared that much because beyond the fact that they are both written by Hemingway and about war, don't have that much in common and aim for a much different portrayal of war from two vastly different perspectives.)

[dariostevens]

Complimenti per le tue recensioni, ti seguo da poco ma ho gia recupetato parecchi video...
Volevo anche chiederti se hai parlato gia sul canalle di Donna Tart?

[PaperBird]

i can definitely see Hemingway's influence on contemporary American writing, whether the influence is acknowledged or not. i liked how you made a distinction b/w American vs British fiction, something i've also felt but never heard anyone articulate. actually wondering now how you feel about the style of British fiction